Lely and Northwestern squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Lely had to settle for second. They had to suffer through a 64-12 loss at the hands of the Northwestern Bulls. The Trojans were red-hot offensively headed into the contest (they scored no less than 31 points in the four matches prior) but the Bulls' defense proved too tough.
Despite the loss, Lely still got an impressive performance from Gage Rice, who picked up 88 receiving yards and a touchdown.
It was another big night for King Davis, who rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries for Northwestern. Those 151 rushing yards gave Davis a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Leon Strawder, who threw for 153 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Lely dropped their record down to 7-5 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Northwestern, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-2.
Lely does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Northwestern has also already played their next game, a 48-0 victory against Cypress Lake on the 29th.
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