It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Houston can now relate to. They lost to the West Lauderdale Knights on the road by a 25-7 margin on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 41 points in the game before, the Hilltoppers couldn't push the score so high this time.
West Lauderdale was led to victory by Travion Mosley and K.P PEOPLES. Mosley rushed for 226 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.7 yards per carry, while PEOPLES rushed for 108 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. PEOPLES's longest rush was for an impressive 57 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
With the defeat, Houston broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-3. As for West Lauderdale, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 10-3.
Houston does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Lauderdale, they will challenge Shannon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shannon will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something West Lauderdale surely won't give up without a fight.
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