It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Western can now relate to. They took a 56-39 bruising from the Huntington Beach Oilers on Friday. Despite 175 more yards than the Oilers, the Pioneers couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
When it comes to explaining why Western lost, don't look at Chance Thomas. Despite the final result, he threw for 354 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown. Jj Amezcua was Thomas' top target, picking up 198 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Western was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 228 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
Huntington Beach found their leader in sophomore Brady Edmunds, who threw for 233 yards and four touchdowns while completing 79.2% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Micah Riola helped Edmunds out on the ground, rushing for 110 yards and a touchdown.
Western's defeat dropped their record down to 5-6. As for Huntington Beach, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-4.
Western does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Huntington Beach, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 45-14 loss against Summit on the 15th.
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