It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact ALA - Queen Creek can now relate to. They took a 40-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Basha Bears. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Patriots, who until this game were averaging 11.92 points allowed.
Several Patriots players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Britt Dewitt, who threw for 377 yards and five touchdowns while completing 79.5% of his passes. Boe Sparks did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 151 receiving yards.
Even if they lost, ALA - Queen Creek's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Corde Nunnery and Talon Roit, who racked up all four sacks between them. With that strong performance, Roit is now averaging an impressive 5.3 total tackles per game. ALA - Queen Creek got some further help from Eli Shaver: he made 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Basha's win on Saturday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Noah Roberts, who rushed for 89 yards and one touchdown, and also picked up 31 receiving yards and one touchdown. Another player making a difference was Joshua Gaines, who rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns.
Patriots
| 11/30/24 @ Basha | 35-40 |
| 11/22/24 vs Desert Mountain | 20-14 |
| 11/08/24 vs Queen Creek | 42-7 |
| 11/01/24 @ Williams Field | 22-10 |
| 10/25/24 vs Highland | 26-7 |
The loss snapped ALA - Queen Creek's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 10-2 record. As for Basha, their win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-1.
ALA - Queen Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Basha, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 35-17 defeat against Liberty on the 7th.
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