Football Recap: St. Paul Comes Up Short Despite Josiah Lafferre's Big Defensive Game

By Team Reports Nov 12, 2024, 2:51pm

Football Recap: St. Paul Swordsmen vs. Thousand Oaks Lancers

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St. Paul and Thousand Oaks squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but St. Paul had to settle for second. They took a 14-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Thousand Oaks Lancers. The Swordsmen have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

When it comes to explaining why St. Paul lost, don't look at Gabriel Castaneda. Despite the final result, he rushed for 76 yards, and also threw for 123 yards on 12 of 28 attempts.

St. Paul didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Josiah Lafferre.

The critical scores for Thousand Oaks came from Hayden Vercher and Carson Lewis.

St. Paul's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Thousand Oaks, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-4.

St. Paul does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Thousand Oaks, they will take on El Modena at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. El Modena is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 39.3 points per game this season.

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