It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact McClintock can now relate to. They fell just short of the Campo Verde Coyotes by a score of 42-39 on Friday. The Chargers have struggled against the Coyotes recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
McClintock lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jaxon Knutson, who threw for 527 yards and four touchdowns while completing 78% of his passes, and also rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. That's the most rushing yards Knutson has posted since back in September of 2023. Amari Scroggins was Knutson's top target, picking up 250 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Karsten Lee was his usual excellent self, throwing for 206 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes, while also rushing for 84 yards and a touchdown for Campo Verde. Another player making a difference was Bobby Blackburn, who rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown.
McClintock's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-2. As for Campo Verde, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 8-3.
McClintock does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Campo Verde, they will venture away from home to challenge ALA - Gilbert North at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Campo Verde is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
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