It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Yuma Catholic can now relate to. They took a 24-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mica Mountain Thunderbolts on Friday. That makes it the first time this season the Shamrocks have let down their home crowd.
Although Yuma Catholic took the loss, they still got scores from Isaiah Marquez and Sir Stokes.
Yuma Catholic wouldn't let Mica Mountain keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Leo Perez, Shaun Carter, and Hayden Beck picked up one apiece. Another thorn in Mica Mountain's side was Rocky Stallworth, who made 16 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Leading Mica Mountain to victory were Jordan Perry and Jimmy Leon. Perry rushed for 105 yards on only 13 carries, while Leon picked up 26 receiving yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Perry has posted since back in September.
Yuma Catholic's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-2. As for Mica Mountain, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 13-0.
Yuma Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mica Mountain, they will take on Arizona College Prep at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Arizona College Prep's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last 12 contests.
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