It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Jim Ned can now relate to. They fell just short of the Paradise Panthers by a score of 10-7 on Friday. That makes it the first time this season the Indians have let down their home crowd.
Gray Beasley threw for 115 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 30 yards.
Dean Guffey was his top target, picking up 61 receiving yards. On the ground,
Aiden Ellis rushed for 48 yards.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Luke Brown and Elijah Jennings. Brown rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown while Jennings rushed for 55 yards on only seven carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 51 yards.
Jim Ned's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-4. As for Paradise, they pushed their record up to 10-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Jim Ned does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Paradise, they will host Shallowater at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shallowater will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Paradise surely won't give up without a fight.
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