It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Linfield Christian can now relate to. They received a blow on Friday as they fell 52-35 to the Silverado Hawks. The Lions' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Linfield Christian's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Thomas Paschal, who threw for 381 yards and four touchdowns. Paschal has become a key player for Linfield Christian: the team is 5-2 when he posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Isaac Moreno was Paschal's top target, picking up 151 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Linfield Christian wouldn't let Silverado keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Linfield Christian can thank Marcus Dylke and Carter Cane for forcing both of them.
Jace Weiss continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Silverado, throwing for 356 yards and four touchdowns while completing 78.3% of his passes, and also rushing for 63 yards and three touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Weiss has posted since back in September. Sire Foster was Weiss' top target, picking up 177 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Linfield Christian's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-4. As for Silverado, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Linfield Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Silverado, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 35-32 win against Chino on the 15th.
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