It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact St. Augustine can now relate to. They took a 38-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of the American Heritage Patriots on Friday. The Yellow Jackets' loss signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Several Yellow Jackets players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Trendell Anderson, who rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown. Another passer making a difference was Locklan Hewlett, who threw for 350 yards and three touchdowns.
St. Augustine wouldn't let American Heritage keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. St. Augustine can thank Christian Coleman and Darrell Jenkins for forcing both of them.
It was another big night for Malachi Toney, who threw for 200 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown for American Heritage. Jeffar Jean-Noel was another key player, picking up 90 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
St. Augustine's defeat ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 11-2. As for American Heritage, they pushed their record up to 11-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
St. Augustine does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for American Heritage, they will challenge Jones at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Jones will roll in looking for their 14th straight win, something American Heritage surely won't give up without a fight.
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