It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact South Lake can now relate to. The contest between them and the Hazel Park Vikings wasn't particularly close, with the South Lake Cavaliers falling 41-22. The Cavaliers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Although South Lake took the loss, they still got scores from Zay Cole, Massiaah Carter, Cortez Croff, and Emarian Jackson.
Even if they lost, South Lake's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In that department, Croff was the leader with two. Titus Marshall Jr was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making 24 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
It was another big night for Elijah Cobb, who rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also threw for 155 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 passes for Hazel Park. Those 145 rushing yards gave Cobb a new career-high. Montrell Parker also helped out as he racked up 160 rushing yards.
South Lake's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Hazel Park, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
South Lake does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hazel Park, they are on the road again on Friday to play Armada at 7:00 p.m. Armada's defense has only allowed 13.6 points per game this season, so Hazel Park's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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