Delta and San Juan squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Delta had to settle for second. They were beaten by the San Juan Broncos 54-14. The Rabbits haven't had much luck with the Broncos recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Delta's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jett Rawlinson, who rushed for 146 yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Rawlinson is now averaging an impressive 102 rushing yards per game.
Even though they lost, Delta was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 248 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 215 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead San Juan to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jagger Nieves, who rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Nieves a new career-high in rushing yards. JD Palmer was another key player, rushing for 59 yards and two touchdowns.
Delta's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for San Juan, they pushed their record up to 10-2 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
Delta does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for San Juan, they will take on Emery at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Emery will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
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