It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Harding can now relate to. They were outmatched by the Hillsdale Falcons on the road and fell 55-12. While losing is never fun, the Skippers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 568th, while the Falcons are ranked 230th).
Despite the defeat, Harding saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Yomar Castellano rushed for 83 yards on only nine carries, and also picked up 79 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Castellano a new career-high in rushing yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Harding and nudges their season record down to 5-5. As for Hillsdale, their victory bumped their record up to 10-1.
Harding does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hillsdale, they will challenge Windham at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hillsdale is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
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