It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Yorktown can now relate to. They took a blow against the New Palestine Dragons on Friday, falling 41-7. Having soared to a lofty 46 points in the game before, the Tigers couldn't push the score so high this time.
Sam Tokar threw for 114 yards on 16 of 24 attempts.
Cole Perdue was his top target, picking up 40 receiving yards. On the ground,
Wilson Webster picked up a sack and made eight total tackles.
It was another big night for Josh Ranes, who rushed for 263 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 16.4 yards per carry for New Palestine. Ranes was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 60 yards. Connor Jacobia got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Yorktown's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-4. As for New Palestine, they pushed their record up to 10-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Yorktown does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for New Palestine, they will be playing at home against Pendleton Heights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. New Palestine's defense has only allowed 7.9 points per game this season, so Pendleton Heights' offense will have their work cut out for them.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
