It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact South East can now relate to. They fell just short of the Palisades Dolphins by a score of 35-32 on Friday. The Jaguars' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Despite the defeat, South East saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Edward Rivera rushed for 182 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Rivera is now averaging an impressive 2.1 rushing touchdowns per game.
A big part of Palisades' victory came down to the chemistry between Jack Thomas and his top target Max Hejazi. Thomas threw for 227 yards and four touchdowns while Hejazi picked up 93 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Thomas has been hot , having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last five times he's played. Palisades also got a significant boost from Harrison Carter, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 101 yards.
South East's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Palisades, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
South East does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Palisades, they will square off against North Hollywood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with North Hollywood sitting on 11 straight wins and Palisades on three.
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