Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Drexel/Miami walked away with it. They came out on top against Appleton City by a score of 88-80 on Friday. Yes, you read that score correctly, and yes, they were playing football.
Aj Gunnels had an outrageously good game as he threw for 373 yards and four touchdowns, and also punched in four touchdowns on the ground. Kolbi Nichols was in the mix as well, providing Drexel/Miami with two touchdowns.
Despite the defeat, Appleton City saw an underclassman step up: Cash Anderson rushed for 236 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry, and also picked up 58 receiving yards. Hayden Bock also helped out as he racked up 119 rushing yards.
Drexel/Miami is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Appleton City, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-3.
Drexel/Miami is on the road again on Friday and play against Archie at 7:00 p.m. on November 10th. Archie is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt want to keep things rolling. Appleton City does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
