It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Hoover can now relate to. They were just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 47-46 to the Monte Vista Monarchs. The Cardinals' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Despite the loss, Hoover still got an impressive performance from Kristian Noriega, who threw for 353 yards and five touchdowns while completing 84.4% of his passes. Hoover is 4-2 when Noriega posts three or more passing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise. Sir Autry also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Hoover's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Monte Vista, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-5.
Hoover does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Monte Vista, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Vista at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Monte Vista knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Vista likes a good challenge.
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