It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Neah Bay can now relate to. They fell just short of the Almira-Coulee-Hartline Warriors by a score of 14-12 on Saturday. The Red Devils' defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Neah Bay's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jodell Wimberly, who rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns. Adan Ellis also helped out with an impressive 84 receiving yards.
Neah Bay wouldn't let Almira-Coulee-Hartline keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Neah Bay can thank Ellis and Seactis Woodruff for forcing both of them.
Caden Correia was his usual excellent self, rushing for 121 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 62 yards and a touchdown for Almira-Coulee-Hartline. Correia also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making five total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Neah Bay's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-2. As for Almira-Coulee-Hartline, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.
Neah Bay does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Almira-Coulee-Hartline, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 36-28 loss against Liberty Christian on the 30th.
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