A victory for Pope just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by the Creekview Grizzlies 55-24. The Greyhounds were down 48-17 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Several Greyhounds players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Hudson Deline, who threw for 192 yards and two touchdowns on only 18 passes, and also rushed for 36 yards. Pope also got help from Corban Lewis, who showed off his sure hands for 131 receiving yards.
Austin Guest continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Creekview, rushing for 175 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, while also throwing for 138 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Those 175 rushing yards gave Guest a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Nathan Agyemang, who picked up 80 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Pope has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season. As for Creekview, their win bumped their record up to 5-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pope will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Sequoyah at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th. Creekview also won't see the field for a while: their next matchup is against River Ridge at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th. Creekview is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.6 points per game this season.
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