It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Carlsbad can now relate to. They fell 20-16 to the Cathedral Catholic Dons on Tuesday. The Lancers lost against the Dons in their previous head to head back in November of 2021, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 48-19 score last time.
Several Lancers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Eli MacNeal, who threw for 289 yards and two touchdowns while completing 86.4% of his passes. Darian Webb helped MacNeal out on the ground, picking up 96 receiving yards, while also rushing for 40 yards.
Carlsbad's defeat dropped their record down to 10-2. As for Cathedral Catholic, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 10-2.
As of now, neither Carlsbad nor the Dons have any future games scheduled.
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