It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Royal Valley can now relate to. They fell just short of the Sabetha Bluejays by a score of 16-14 on Thursday. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Bluejays recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Despite the loss, Royal Valley still got an impressive performance from Manny Oliveira, who rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Jaxson Stevens was another key back, rushing for 113 yards.
Even though they lost, Royal Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 300 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 202 rushing yards in 12 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Royal Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Sabetha, their record now sits at 6-3.
Royal Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Sabetha, they will head out to take on Nemaha Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Nemaha Central is on a four-game streak of home wins, Sabetha a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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