San Juan Hills and Oaks Christian squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but San Juan Hills had to settle for second. They took a hard 35-21 fall against the Oaks Christian Lions. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Stallions, who until this match were averaging 13.42 points allowed.
San Juan Hills lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Elijah Ayala, who rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. Ryan Matheson also helped out with an impressive 90 receiving yards.
Even if they lost, San Juan Hills' defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Luke Averell was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself. Weston Port was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, making ten total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defending a pass.
Deshonne Redeaux continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Oaks Christian, rushing for 181 yards and two touchdowns. Those 181 rushing yards gave Redeaux a new career-high.
With the defeat, San Juan Hills broke their eight-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-2. As for Oaks Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
San Juan Hills does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Oaks Christian, they will venture away from home to square off against Murrieta Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 998 yards in their previous games.
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