It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Independence can now relate to. They were dealt a 47-3 loss at the hands of the Hough Huskies on Friday. The Patriots were red-hot offensively headed into the match (they scored no less than 31 points in the six games prior) but the Huskies' defense proved too tough.
Justin Little threw for 74 yards on nine of 22 attempts.
Brian Crowder was his top target, picking up 50 receiving yards. On the ground,
Jayden Jones rushed for 73 yards.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hough to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ralph (Trey) Blakeney, who threw for 170 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 passes, and also rushed for 33 yards and a touchdown. Blakeney is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last four games he's played. Tyran Evans did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 115 receiving yards.
Independence's defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-2. As for Hough, the win was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-1.
Independence does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Hough has also already played their next contest, a 34-0 victory against Mallard Creek on the 29th.
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