It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Monmouth-Roseville can now relate to. They fell just short of the Paxton-Buckley-Loda Panthers by a score of 22-20 on Saturday.
Payton Thompson and Landon Montroy certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Thompson rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns, while Montroy rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Montroy has posted since back in September of 2023.
Even though they lost, Monmouth-Roseville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 234 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in 14 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Robert Boyd-Meents was his usual excellent self, rushing for 159 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry for Paxton-Buckley-Loda.
Monmouth-Roseville's defeat dropped their record down to 8-2. As for Paxton-Buckley-Loda, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 7-3.
Monmouth-Roseville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Paxton-Buckley-Loda, they will take on Durand/Pecatonica at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Paxton-Buckley-Loda will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
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