It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Pittsburg can now relate to. They took a 55-36 bruising from the Central East Bengals on Saturday. While the Pirates had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Bengals 22-7.
Pittsburg's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kenneth Ward, who picked up 217 receiving yards and a pair of TDs. Ward really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 79 yards. Carlos Torres was another key signal caller, throwing for 241 yards and four touchdowns.
Even if they lost, Pittsburg's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. In that department, Japheth Tofaeono was the leader with two.
Jelani Dippel was his usual excellent self, throwing for 202 yards and four TDs, while also rushing for 34 yards and one score for Central East. Dippel has been hot recently, having posted four or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played.
Pittsburg's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-3. As for Central East, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-1.
Pittsburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Central East, they will take on Pacifica at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. That game will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Dippel and Taylor Lee.
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