It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Madera can now relate to. They lost to the Kerman Lions at home by a 42-28 margin on Friday. The matchup was a 28-28 toss-up at halftime, but the Coyotes couldn't quite close it out.
Adrian Torres was his usual excellent self, throwing for 252 yards and five touchdowns for Kerman. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Quinto, who picked up 80 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Madera's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-5. As for Kerman, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-2.
Madera does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Kerman, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Kerman Lions take on the Sonora Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Sonora will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Kerman surely won't give up without a fight.
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