It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Istrouma can now relate to. They took a 22-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Booker T. Washington-Shreveport Lions on Friday. The Indians' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it four in a row.
Even if they lost, Istrouma's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Carmello Daigre was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself. Istrouma got some further help from Sam Polk: he picked up a sack and made six total tackles (4.0 for loss).
A big part of Booker T. Washington-Shreveport's win came down to the chemistry between Devion Stewart and his top target Dk Mitchell. Stewart threw for 283 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 72% of his passes while Mitchell picked up 106 receiving yards and two TDs. Stewart's passing game has become a key predictor of Booker T. Washington-Shreveport's success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 110 or higher, but only 3-4 otherwise.
Istrouma now has a losing record of 5-6. As for Booker T. Washington-Shreveport, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 7-4.
Istrouma does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Booker T. Washington-Shreveport, they will challenge University Lab at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Cubs' defense has only allowed 12.8 points per game this season, so the Lions' offense will have their work cut out for them.
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