Light late-game rain and a carousel of opposing quarterbacks couldn’t stop the Milledgeville Missiles from keeping their unbeaten season alive as the Illinois 8-Man Football Association’s No. 1 seed.

South Beloit came to Floyd Daub Field and held the Missiles to their season low in points scored in a game, but it wasn’t enough in a 22-6 Missiles win in a playoff quarterfinal.

Not helping the Missiles (11-0) were 10 penalties for 80 yards, but mistakes in the first half by the Sobos (8-3) proved costly: their ground game led to two fumbles that each eventually led to a 14-0 Missiles lead two minutes before halftime.

Cleaning up the penalties will be a point of emphasis for the Missiles coming into their semifinal game.

“We didn’t play our best game, and I give credit to South Beloit, th

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