It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Lima Senior Spartans can now relate to. They were dealt a 42-15 defeat at the hands of Troy on Friday. Lima Senior's loss signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Janiaus Hall threw for 270 yards and two touchdowns. Chance Sanders was his top target, picking up 97 receiving yards.
Dakota Manson went supernova for Troy, rushing for 184 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Ullery, who rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown.
Lima Senior's defeat dropped their record down to 9-3. As for Troy, they pushed their record up to 11-1 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home.
Lima Senior does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Troy will be playing in front of their home fans against Withrow at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Withrow presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Troy in Ohio (Withrow is ranked 30th, while Troy is ranked 109th).
