The effort was gallant as always from Birmingham Brother Rice, but unfortunately, a loss was still a loss when the Warriors fell in three overtimes on Saturday at Orchard Lake St. Mary's, 34-27.
While Brother Rice is still 5-2, the defeat might end up being a playoff-costing loss for Brother Rice if the Warriors aren't careful.
The Warriors need to win one of their last two games to qualify for the postseason, although it'll be hard to get next week since Brother Rice on Saturday is hosting one of the top-ranked teams in the state of Indiana, Indianapolis Cathedral.
After that game, Brother Rice will likely have to beat Warren De La Salle in the wild card game of the Catholic League's Prep Bowl at Ford Field on Oct. 24. Brother Rice needed a last second field goal to beat De La Salle a couple of weeks back.
This isn't saying the Warriors will won't make the playoffs, but it's not out of the realm of possibility either that they'll be absent from the postseason party, making the three-overtime defeat to St. Mary's even harder to swallow.