It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Pinnacle can now relate to. They fell 37-28 to the Queen Creek Bulldogs on Friday. The Pioneers were up 14-0 in the first quarter but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Pinnacle's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Wyatt Horton, who threw for 304 yards and four touchdowns. Jace Pina also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Even if they lost, Pinnacle's defensive line still kept up the pressure with seven sacks. Terrence Hobson was especially locked on to Queen Creek's QB and sacked him twice. Hobson also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven. Dillon Aakre was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making ten total tackles.
Tait Reynolds continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Queen Creek, rushing for 119 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 176 yards and two touchdowns. Reynolds also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making a tackle. Lucas George was another key player, rushing for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.
The loss snapped Pinnacle's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 8-4 record. As for Queen Creek, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.
Pinnacle does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Queen Creek has also already played their next match, a 37-32 defeat against Centennial on the 29th.
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