It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Northeastern can now relate to. They fell 43-36 to the Lapel Bulldogs on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (33), the Knights still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why Northeastern lost, don't look at Colton Creech. Despite the final result, he rushed for 12 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 112 receiving yards. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 67 yards.
Even though they lost, Northeastern was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 220 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Even if they lost, Northeastern's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. In that department, Creech was the leader with two.
Devin Craig continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Lapel, throwing for 374 yards and four touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes. Brice Burress also helped out as he racked up 136 receiving yards.
Northeastern moved to 9-1 with that loss, which also ended their nine-game winning streak. As for Lapel, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-3.
Northeastern does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lapel, they will challenge Centerville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Centerville will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Lapel surely won't give up without a fight.
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