It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact St. David can now relate to. They took a 58-40 bruising from the Williams Vikings on Friday. That's two games in a row now that the Tigers have lost by exactly 18 points.
Despite the loss, St. David still got an impressive performance from Chase Pacheco, who picked up 78 receiving yards and two scores, and also rushed for 74 yards and one TD on only eight carries. Pacheco also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making 13 total tackles.
Don't try to pin the team's loss on the defense: they kept the trenches locked down and allowed a mere 3.4 yards per carry. The team can thank Pacheco for the heroic effort on defense: he. St. David didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 9.1.
St. David's defensive line also made the game a nightmare for Jack Dent, racking up seven sacks. Emmitt Etter was especially locked on to Williams' QB and sacked him 3.5 times.
Williams was led to victory by Kyle Mendoza and Dent. Mendoza picked up 196 receiving yards and six touchdowns, while Dent threw for 433 yards and seven TDs while picking up 12.7 yards per attempt. Those six receiving touchdowns gave Mendoza a new career-high. Mario Pedraza helped Dent out on the ground, rushing for 86 yards and one score, while also picking up 70 receiving yards.
St. David has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-3 record this season. As for Williams, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 7-4.
St. David does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Williams, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 19-18 defeat against Bagdad on the 8th.
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