Football Recap: Loyola Cubs vs. Tustin Tillers
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Loyola had no problem doing just that on Friday. They took down the Tustin Tillers 30-13.
The critical scores for Loyola came from Markus Kier, Sean Morris Ii, and Desi Valdes.
Loyola's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. In that department, Daequan Jeffes was the leader with 2.5 sacks. Jeffes is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Special teams played a big role in the game for Loyola, adding 12 points to the final score. All came courtesy of Jacob Kreinbring: he went 3-for-3 kicking field goals for nine points, and 3-for-3 again kicking extra points for an additional three.
Loyola's win bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Tustin, the defeat snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 9-2 record.
Loyola will take on Crean Lutheran at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Crean Lutheran's defense has only allowed 11.6 points per game this season, so Loyola's offense will have their work cut out for them. Tustin does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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