It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lemoore can now relate to. They and the St. Joseph Knights were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but they suffered a 24-23 defeat. The Tigers' loss continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Joshua Hernandez and Blaine Guevara certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Hernandez rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, while Guevara rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. The dominant performance gave Hernandez a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Lemoore was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 334 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Lemoore now has a losing record at 5-6. As for St. Joseph, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Lemoore does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Joseph, they will challenge Bakersfield Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Bakersfield Christian comes in on five and St. Joseph on three.
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