It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Middle Creek can now relate to. They were dealt a 57-22 defeat at the hands of the Rolesville Rams on Friday. The Mustangs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 43-14.
Middle Creek lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Lex Sevilla, who rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown. Mj Bucci also helped out with an impressive 87 receiving yards.
Braden Atkinson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Rolesville, throwing for 224 yards and four touchdowns. Gavin Waddell was Atkinson's top target, picking up 88 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Middle Creek's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-5. As for Rolesville, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 10-1.
Middle Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Rolesville, they will host Pinecrest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rolesville will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
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