It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Morgan Park can now relate to. They took a 35-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Francis Spartans on Saturday. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Mustangs, who until this matchup were averaging 12.6 points allowed.
Morgan Park's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Nasir Rankin, who picked up 98 receiving yards and two scores. Reggie Gray Jr also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Carmelow Reed
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Even if they lost, Morgan Park's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Carmelow Reed was especially locked on to St. Francis' QB and sacked him twice. Reed also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with 11.
Tivias Caldwell was nothing short of spectacular for St. Francis: he rushed for 162 yards and a pair of TDs. Those 162 rushing yards gave Caldwell a new career-high. Brock Phillip was another key player, throwing for 70 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Morgan Park's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for St. Francis, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Morgan Park wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 30-18 victory against Bulls College Prep on the 7th. As for St. Francis, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 41-38 win against Prairie Ridge on the 8th.
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