It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Salpointe Catholic had no problem doing just that on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Williams Field Black Hawks , sneaking past 31-28. That's more bragging rights for the Lancers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Salpointe Catholic's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Richard Rivera, who rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown. Rivera's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 119 rushing yards. Parker Pierce also made an appearance on special teams (luckily for Salpointe Catholic): his a 45-yard strike wound up winning them the game.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Salpointe Catholic's defense and their six sacks. In that department, Noah Banhie was the leader with two. Salpointe Catholic got some further help from Thomas Regina: he picked up a sack and made 14 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
The victory was the fourth in a row for Salpointe Catholic, bringing their record for this year to 8-2. As for Williams Field, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-7.
Salpointe Catholic will head out to square off against Mountain View at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mountain View is on a five-game streak of home wins, Salpointe Catholic a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Williams Field does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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