It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Gretna East can now relate to. They fell 28-21 to the Seward Bluejays on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Griffins of the 41-24 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August.
Gretna East lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Seth Kraegel, who picked up 125 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Even if they lost, Gretna East's defense still kept up the pressure with five sacks. Kaehle Toledo was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight. Another thorn in Seward's side was Tanner Erdkamp, who made 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defended three passes in addition to snagging an interception.
A big part of Seward's win came down to the chemistry between Tresten Hass and his top target Jack Vyhnalek. Hass gained 369 total yards and a touchdown while Vyhnalek picked up 128 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Vyhnalek has been hot recently, having posted two or more receiving touchdowns the last three times he's played.
Gretna East's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Seward, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 11-0.
Gretna East does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Seward, they will square off against Skutt Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Seward is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34 points per game this season.
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