It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Morro Bay can now relate to. They fell to the Selma Bears 32-28. The Pirates' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
When it comes to explaining why Morro Bay lost on Friday, don't look at Sands Dougherty. Despite the final result, he threw for 333 yards and four touchdowns while completing 79.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 101 yards on only 12 carries. Dougherty's passing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his 11th straight game with at least 309 passing yards. John Myers also helped out as he racked up 150 receiving yards.
Leading Selma to victory were Jacob Hernandez and Aaron Ramirez. Hernandez rushed for 141 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, while Ramirez punched in two rushing scores. Hernandez was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 57 yards.
Morro Bay's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Selma, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Morro Bay does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Selma, they will square off against Palmdale at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
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