It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Brandywine Bulldogs can now relate to. They fell to Indian River 14-10. Despite 120 more yards than Indian River, Brandywine couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Despite the loss, Brandywine still got an impressive performance from Cris Wright, who rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown.
Indian River was led to victory by Darnell Stokes and Dylan Grise. Stokes picked up 101 receiving yards and a touchdown, while Grise rushed for 17 yards and a touchdown.
Brandywine bumped their record down to 5-5 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. The slump could be explained by some tough opposition over that stretch, namely Indian River, Polytech, and First State Military Academy. As for Indian River, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-3.
Brandywine does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Indian River will head out on the road to face off against Tatnall at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Tatnall will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak.
