Middle Creek entered their contest against Cardinal Gibbons on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Mustangs lost 40-14 to the Crusaders. The game marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Although Middle Creek took the loss, they still got scores from Jayden Spencer and Noah Gabor.
A big part of Cardinal Gibbons' win came down to the chemistry between Conner Lindsey and his top target Connor McGeehan. Lindsey threw for 214 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.2% of his passes while McGeehan picked up 163 receiving yards and three TDs. Those 214 passing yards gave Lindsey a new career-high.
Middle Creek's loss dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Cardinal Gibbons, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-1.
Middle Creek and Cardinal Gibbons should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. The Mustangs will square off against Cary at 7:00 p.m. on Friday with a big rank advantage (42 vs. 140). Meanwhile, Cardinal Gibbons (ranked eighth) will meet Sanderson (ranked 153rd) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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