It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Albemarle can now relate to. They lost 49-28 to the East Wilkes Cardinals on Friday. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
When it comes to explaining why Albemarle lost, don't look at Zyion Geiger. Despite the final result, he picked up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 33 yards and a touchdown. Those 33 rushing yards gave Geiger a new career-high. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Kaine McLendon, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Albemarle's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for East Wilkes, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-2.
Albemarle does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for East Wilkes, they are taking a road trip to face off against North Rowan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Wilkes' defense has only allowed 14.9 points per game this season, so North Rowan's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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