It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact North Sand Mountain can now relate to. They were outmatched by the Tuscaloosa Academy Knights on the road and fell 42-6. While losing is never fun, the Bison can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 347th, while the Knights are ranked 142nd).
North Sand Mountain wouldn't let Tuscaloosa Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. North Sand Mountain can thank Colton Haggard and Duncan Wilks for forcing both of them.
Preston Lancaster was his usual excellent self, throwing for 267 yards and five touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 45 yards for Tuscaloosa Academy. Kena Rego was another key player, picking up 133 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
North Sand Mountain is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-6. As for Tuscaloosa Academy, their victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-2.
North Sand Mountain does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Tuscaloosa Academy, they will face off against Susan Moore at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Susan Moore knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Tuscaloosa Academy likes a good challenge.
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