It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Dalton can now relate to. They took a 24-13 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rye Country Day Wildcats on Saturday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Tigers of the 24-21 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Saturday.
Although Dalton took the loss, they still got scores from Chase N and Jared D.
Even if they lost, Dalton's defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Sami U was especially locked on to Rye Country Day's QB and sacked him twice. With that strong performance, U is now averaging an impressive 5.7 total tackles per game.
Rye Country Day's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Amir Hogans, who picked up 48 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 100 yards on only 13 carries. Colin Lauri was another key signal caller, throwing for 154 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
This is the second loss in a row for Dalton and nudges their season record down to 2-4. As for Rye Country Day, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-5.
Dalton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Rye Country Day, they will challenge Hopkins at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Rye Country Day is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
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