It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Southwest can now relate to. They fell 35-28 to the Flour Bluff Hornets on Saturday. The Dragons' defeat signaled the end of their 12-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, Southwest still got an impressive performance from Jah Mills, who rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown. Mills showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 62 yards.
Jayden Paluseo was his usual excellent self, throwing for 217 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 75 yards and a touchdown for Flour Bluff. Paluseo has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Tylor Simpson, who rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.5 yards per carry.
Having lost for the first time this season, Southwest fell to 12-1. As for Flour Bluff, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-1.
Southwest does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Flour Bluff, they will square off against Smithson Valley at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Smithson Valley will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
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