It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Norwalk can now relate to. They took a 34-27 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Genevieve Valiants on Friday.
When it comes to explaining why Norwalk lost, don't look at Ezra Meuller. Despite the final result, he rushed for 171 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. Meuller is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 104 every time he's taken the field this season. Diego Cerritos also helped out as he racked up 120 rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Norwalk was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 313 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in 11 consecutive games.
Norwalk's loss dropped their record down to 8-3. As for St. Genevieve, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-1.
Norwalk does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Genevieve, they are on the road again on Friday to play Great Oak at 7:00 p.m. St. Genevieve is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 44.8 points per game this season.
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