La Salle was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell to the St. Margaret's Tartans 19-14. Despite 79 more yards than the Tartans, the Lancers couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Drew Ward and Charlie Krappman certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Ward picked up 152 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while Krappman threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Even if they lost, La Salle's defense still kept up the pressure with eight sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Brandon Rodriguez and Chris Cardenas who racked up four sacks between them. Cardenas didn't just play on offense: he also picked up two sacks and made six total tackles (3.0 for loss).
The critical scores for St. Margaret's came from Sam Orellana and Luke Newman.
La Salle's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for St. Margaret's, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. La Salle will square off against Alhambra at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. La Salle is facing Alhambra at the right time seeing as Alhambra is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for St. Margaret's, their homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Laguna Hills at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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