It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Salt Fork can now relate to. They came up short against the Dupo Tigers on Saturday, falling 28-7. The Storm's loss continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Dupo to victory, but perhaps none more so than Deegan Prater, who threw for 124 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 50 yards. Prater was even better on defense, forcing one fumble and making ten total tackles (1.0 for loss) in addition to snagging two interceptions both of which were returned for touchdowns. A healthy portion of Prater's aerial production (84 yards to be exact) went to Brady Portell, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Salt Fork's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Dupo, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-1.
Salt Fork does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Dupo, they will face off against Carrollton at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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