Barstow and Dana Hills squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Barstow had to settle for second. They fell to the Dana Hills Dolphins 45-41. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (34), the Aztecs still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Barstow still got an impressive performance from Dwayne Williams, who rushed for 180 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per carry, and also threw for 136 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Williams a new career-high in rushing yards. Barstow also got a significant boost from Nicholas Gaoa, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 93 yards.
Even if they lost, Barstow's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Dana Hills' QB won't forget Xavier Collins anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Another thorn in Dana Hills' side was Quentin Hunter, who picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Even though they lost, Barstow was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 287 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 287 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Dana Hills was led to victory by Vanden Dugger and Radley Geiss. Dugger threw for 274 yards and four touchdowns, while Geiss gained 88 total yards and three touchdowns.
With the loss, Barstow broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-2. As for Dana Hills, their win bumped their record up to 9-2.
Barstow does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Dana Hills, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 38-35 victory against San Dimas on the 15th.
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