It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Harding can now relate to. They lost 46-26 to the East Canton Hornets on Friday. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Skippers, who until this game were averaging 12.55 points allowed.
Yomar Castellano and Brady Lawson certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Castellano picked up 95 receiving yards and one touchdown, while Lawson threw for 211 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 81.8% of his passes.
East Canton got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Dillon Anderson out in front who rushed for 99 yards and a pair of scores, and also threw for 32 yards and one TD. Another player making a difference was Owen McCroskey, who threw for 184 yards and one touchdown while completing 73.7% of his passes.
Having lost for the first time this season, Harding fell to 10-1. As for East Canton, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 10-2.
Harding does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for East Canton, they will venture away from home to face off against Mogadore at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Hornets will need to watch out since the Wildcats have now posted at least 31 points in their last six contests.
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