King/Drew and Portola squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but King/Drew had to settle for second. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 35-34 to the Portola Bulldogs. The Golden Eagles gained 134 more yards on the day, but it was the Bulldogs that made the best use of them.
When it comes to explaining why King/Drew lost, don't look at Keenan Jackson. Despite the final result, he threw for 325 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. Jackson has become a key player for King/Drew: the team is 9-3 when he posts at least 250 passing yards, but 1-2 otherwise. A healthy portion of Jackson's aerial production (89 yards to be exact) went to Roberto Salazar.
King/Drew didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Jahmir Torres. Anthony Torrence was another major factor on D, making 12 total tackles.
Timothy Grettenberg was nothing short of spectacular for Portola: he rushed for 166 yards and four touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Grettenberg has posted since back in October.
The loss snapped King/Drew's winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 10-5 record. As for Portola, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season.
King/Drew does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Portola, they are taking a road trip to square off against Arcata at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Arcata has won seven straight at home, while Portola won three straight on the road), something that'll have to change.
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