It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Moapa Valley can now relate to. They lost 38-12 to the Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon Pirate on Tuesday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Pirate this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 37-14 back in January.
Although Moapa Valley took the loss, they still got scores from Olivia Dalley and Kylie Bennion.
Even if they lost, Moapa Valley's defensive line still kept up the pressure with six sacks. Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon's QB won't forget Ashlyn McKee anytime soon given she sacked her five times.
Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tehani Shigematsu led the charge by throwing for 315 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.2% of her passes, and also punching in one touchdown on the ground. Shigematsu's passing game has become a key predictor of Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon's success: the team is undefeated when her passer rating is 110 or higher, but only 4-8 otherwise. Manahere Peters was Shigematsu's top target, picking up 206 receiving yards and one touchdown.
This is the second loss in a row for Moapa Valley and nudges their season record down to 7-10. As for Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon, they pushed their record up to 13-8 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Moapa Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon, they will square off against Virgin Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Virgin Valley knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past eight contests -- so hopefully Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon likes a good challenge.
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