It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but St. Joseph had no problem doing just that on Friday. They pulled ahead with a 24-23 photo finish over the Lemoore Tigers. The victory was familiar territory for the Knights who have now won three games in a row.
Joshua Hernandez and Blaine Guevara certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Hernandez rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, while Guevara rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Those 114 rushing yards gave Hernandez a new career-high.
St. Joseph has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. As for Lemoore, their defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-6.
St. Joseph is taking a road trip to face off against Bakersfield Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bakersfield Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.7 points per game this season. Lemoore does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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