It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Destiny Christian Academy can now relate to. They took a 49-35 bruising from the Oakdale Mustangs on Friday. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Lions, who until this match were averaging 13.62 points allowed.
When it comes to explaining why Destiny Christian Academy lost, don't look at Dallas Munn. Despite the final result, he rushed for 28 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 304 yards and a touchdown while completing 76.7% of his passes. Munn has become a key player for Destiny Christian Academy: the team is 9-1 when he posts at least 300 passing yards, but 1-2 otherwise. Destiny Christian Academy also got a significant boost from Malakai Taione Tauataina, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 152 yards.
Even though they lost, Destiny Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 216 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 156 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Wes Burford was his usual excellent self, rushing for 210 yards and two touchdowns for Oakdale. Burford is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 143 every time he's taken the field this season.
The defeat snapped Destiny Christian Academy's winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 10-3 record. As for Oakdale, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-3.
Destiny Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Oakdale, they will face off against Vanden at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Vanden will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Oakdale surely won't give up without a fight.
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