It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Smoky Valley can now relate to. They took a blow against the Rock Creek Mustangs on Friday, falling 51-8. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 157th, while the Mustangs are ranked 35th).
Despite the loss, Smoky Valley still got an impressive performance from Gavin Stambaugh, who rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. Stambaugh really tore up the turf during one magnificent 80-yard run.
Rock Creek found their leader in freshman Jordy Scott, who rushed for 109 yards and three touchdowns. Those 109 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Scott. Jacob Perkins was another key player, picking up 95 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This is the second loss in a row for Smoky Valley and nudges their season record down to 2-7. As for Rock Creek, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 8-1.
Smoky Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Rock Creek, they will play host again on Friday to welcome Holcomb, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Rock Creek knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Holcomb likes a good challenge.
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