It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Metamora can now relate to. They took a 64-50 bruising from Morris on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Redbirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 75th, while Morris are ranked 14th).
Caeden Curran had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 235 yards and four scores for Morris. Curran is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in each of the last nine games he's played. Brady Varner was another key player, throwing for 191 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 81.8% of his passes.
Metamora's loss dropped their record down to 8-3. As for Morris, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-1.
As of now, neither Metamora nor Morris have any future games scheduled.
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