It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Queen Creek had no problem doing just that on Friday. They took down the O'Connor Eagles 42-28. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Bulldogs considering their seven-point performance the game before.
Tait Reynolds was his usual excellent self, rushing for 176 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 152 yards and a touchdown. Lucas George also helped out as he racked up 102 rushing yards.
Queen Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 294 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches.
When it comes to explaining why O'Connor lost, don't look at Jackson Reader. Despite the final result, he rushed for 141 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and also threw for 185 yards while completing 76.5% of his passes. Reader is becoming a predictor of O'Connor's success: when he posts at least 100 rushing yards the team is 4-2 (and 0-5 when he doesn't). Quvohn Lewis also helped out with an impressive 135 receiving yards.
Queen Creek is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for O'Connor, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
Queen Creek will square off against Pinnacle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pinnacle knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Queen Creek likes a good challenge. O'Connor does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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