It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Silverado had no problem doing just that on Friday. They strolled past the Linfield Christian Lions with points to spare, taking the game 52-35. The Hawks' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Jace Weiss was his usual excellent self, throwing for 356 yards and four touchdowns while completing 78.3% of his passes, and also rushing for 63 yards and three touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September. Sire Foster also helped out as he racked up 177 receiving yards.
Silverado was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 233 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive contests.
Several Lions players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Thomas Paschal, who threw for 381 yards and four touchdowns. Paschal has become a key player for Linfield Christian: the team is 5-2 when he posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. 151 of Paschal's passing yards were hauled in by Isaac Moreno, who also brought in three receiving touchdowns.
Silverado is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 28.9 points per game. As for Linfield Christian, they moved to 6-4 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
Silverado has already played their next match, a 35-32 win against Chino on the 15th. Linfield Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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