St. Michael the Archangel and Oak Grove squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but St. Michael the Archangel had to settle for second. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 24-23 to the Oak Grove Panthers. Despite 177 more yards than the Panthers, the Guardians couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
St. Michael the Archangel's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Gage Burgess, who threw for 174 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 57 yards. St. Michael the Archangel also got a significant boost from Luis Tellado, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 130 yards.
St. Michael the Archangel wouldn't let Oak Grove keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. St. Michael the Archangel can thank Collin Stanfield and Tellado for forcing both of them. Stanfield has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last 13 times he's played. St. Michael the Archangel got some further help from Luca Bell: he made 14 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Leading Oak Grove to victory were Matthew Lindsey and Noah Spencer. Lindsey rushed for 81 yards and two touchdowns, while Spencer picked up 33 receiving yards and a touchdown.
St. Michael the Archangel's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Oak Grove, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-4.
St. Michael the Archangel does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Oak Grove has already played their next match, a 48-0 loss against Odessa on the 15th.
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