It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Moberly can now relate to. They fell just short of the Hallsville Indians by a score of 37-35 on Friday. While the Spartans didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Indians 14-0 in the first quarter.
Hallsville had a senior duo take command as Brayden Matheney threw for 361 yards and three touchdowns and Isaac Stinson picked up 186 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Matheney has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. A healthy portion of Matheney's aerial production (126 yards to be exact) also went to Dalvin Smith.
Moberly's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Hallsville, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-7.
Moberly does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hallsville, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Blair Oaks at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Blair Oaks knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past nine contests -- so hopefully Hallsville likes a good challenge.
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