It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Ponte Vedra can now relate to. They were just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 21-20 to the Niceville Eagles. The Sharks' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
When it comes to explaining why Ponte Vedra lost, don't look at Drew Price. Despite the final result, he threw for 192 yards and two touchdowns. 99 of those passing yards were hauled in by Jack Berquist.
Ponte Vedra didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Fionn Day and Jm Pawlick. Ponte Vedra got some further help from Talan Babin: he made 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Robert Stith had an outrageously good game for Niceville as he picked up 184 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Ponte Vedra's defeat dropped their record down to 9-3. As for Niceville, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-1.
Ponte Vedra does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Niceville, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 31-10 win against Lincoln on the 29th.
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