Flour Bluff extended their postseason success on Saturday against Southwest. They came out on top against the Southwest Dragons by a score of 35-28. Flour Bluff's victory was all the more impressive since the Dragons were averaging only 14.23 points allowed on the season.
Jayden Paluseo continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 217 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 75 yards and a touchdown. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Tylor Simpson handled things on the ground, rushing for 136 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Flour Bluff was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. They are a perfect 3-0 when they've run for more than 200 yards.
Flour Bluff didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Cameran Dickson, Cameron Johnson, and Julian Johnson-Tijerina picked up one apiece. Flour Bluff got some further help from Owen Aggus: he made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
When it comes to explaining why Southwest lost, don't look at Jah Mills. Despite the final result, he rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown. Mills got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 62 yards.
The win was the third in a row for Flour Bluff, bringing their record for this year to 12-1. As for Southwest, they moved to 12-1 with that defeat, which also ended their 12-game winning streak.
Flour Bluff will venture away from home to challenge Smithson Valley at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Smithson Valley's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five matchups. Southwest does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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