It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Circle can now relate to. They took a 35-20 bruising from the Winfield Vikings on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Thunderbirds of the 28-9 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October.
Despite the loss, Circle still got an impressive performance from Westin Rose, who rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown. Jason Smith got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Circle didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Smith picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
Dane Chattam had an outrageously good game for Winfield as he rushed for 243 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Chattam a new career-high in rushing yards.
Circle dropped their record down to 3-6 with the loss, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Winfield, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-3.
Circle does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Winfield, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 35-7 defeat against Andover Central on the 7th.
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