It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Umatilla can now relate to. They fell just short of the Space Coast Vipers by a score of 21-19 on Friday. The game was a 7-7 toss-up at halftime, but the Bulldogs couldn't quite close it out.
Umatilla's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Josh Wilson, who rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown, and Keegan St. Amant, who picked up 69 receiving yards and a touchdown. St. Amant also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making three total tackles and defending a pass.
Christopher Mcdonel went supernova for Space Coast, rushing for 143 yards and two touchdowns. Space Coast is undefeated when Mcdonel posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise. Dee Parker did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 117 receiving yards.
With the loss, Umatilla broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-5. As for Space Coast, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-3.
Umatilla does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Space Coast, they will play host again on Friday to welcome Bell, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Space Coast's defense has only allowed 11.2 points per game this season, so Bell's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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