It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Windthorst can now relate to. They took a 52-34 bruising from the Collinsville Pirates on Friday. The Trojans' defeat signaled the end of their nine-game winning streak.
When it comes to explaining why Windthorst lost, don't look at Brock Belcher. Despite the final result, he rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 321 yards and two touchdowns. Belcher's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 108 rushing yards. Jaxon Stark was Belcher's top target, picking up 153 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Collinsville was led to victory by Garrett Trevino and Jaxon Jenkins. Trevino rushed for 68 yards and two touchdowns, while Jenkins threw for 254 yards and a touchdown. An impressive showing, but Trevino really ramped things up playing D: he picked up a sack and made 18 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Windthorst's loss dropped their record down to 11-2. As for Collinsville, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 12-1.
Windthorst does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Collinsville, they will challenge Muenster at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Muenster knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past eight matchups -- so hopefully Collinsville likes a good challenge.
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