It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Malvern can now relate to. They fell just short of the Hillsdale Falcons by a score of 50-48 on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (42), the Hornets still had to take the loss.
Roy Simmons and Jared Witherow certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Simmons picked up 215 receiving yards and three touchdowns, while Witherow threw for 434 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73% of his passes. Simmons was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 65 yards. Rodney Smith also helped out as he racked up 171 receiving yards.
Malvern didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Josh Untch and Braidon Miller.
The defeat snapped Malvern's winning streak at seven games and leaves them with a 11-2 record. As for Hillsdale, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-1.
Malvern does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hillsdale, they will take on Cuyahoga Heights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hillsdale has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 148 points over their last three matchups.
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