It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but San Clemente had no problem doing just that on Friday. They took their match with ease, bagging a 42-7 victory over the Damien Spartans. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tritons.
San Clemente was led to victory by Colin Kohl and Dawson Martinez. Kohl gained 109 total yards and two touchdowns, while Martinez rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Those 104 rushing yards gave Martinez a new career-high. Max Kotiranta did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 83 receiving yards.
San Clemente was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 91.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 123.8.
San Clemente now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Damien, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-3.
San Clemente will take on Newbury Park at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Newbury Park will roll in looking for their 12th straight win, something San Clemente surely won't give up without a fight. Damien does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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