It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Century can now relate to. They were just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 43-42 to the Ganesha Giants.
When it comes to explaining why Century lost, don't look at Daniel Joya. Despite the final result, he rushed for 203 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 114 yards and a touchdown. Joya has become a key player for Century: the team is 7-2 when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 0-3 otherwise. Derek Carrillo also helped out as he racked up 161 rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Century was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 427 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 156 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Century's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Ganesha, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 7-5.
Century does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Ganesha, they and Pioneer are set to meet in a battle of mythical proportions on Friday. Ganesha knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Pioneer likes a good challenge.
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