Dana Hills and Palos Verdes squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Dana Hills had to settle for second. They and the Sea Kings were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered a 14-13 defeat. The matchup was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Dolphins couldn't quite close it out.
Despite the loss, Dana Hills still got an impressive performance from Jack Norman, who picked up 136 receiving yards and one TD.
Don't try to pin the team's loss on the defense: they kept the trenches locked down and allowed a mere 2.8 yards per carry. The team can thank Thompson Foulger for the heroic effort on defense: he. Sadly, that's becoming something of a trend for Dana Hills; they were averaging 5.9yards per carry per game earlier this season, but in their last three games they've fallen to only 4.2 per game.
Dana Hills' defense didn't let Ryan Rakowski, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for five sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Micah Langohr. Foulger was another major factor on D, forcing one fumble and making 18 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
The critical scores for Palos Verdes came from Jalen Flowers and Weston Reis.
Dana Hills' loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-2. As for Palos Verdes, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 9-3.
Dana Hills does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Palos Verdes, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Edison at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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