Jayden and her Riverview Lady Sharks teammates travelled to Land
O' Lakes to play in two early morning games. The first game was a
9am "kickoff" against the Palmetto Tigers. The Sharks got the ball
to start the contest, but they got off to a horrible start, with a
bad snap on their first play of the game set them back to start
things off, and then two incomplete passes meant that a punt was in
order. Although the Tigers got good field position to start, they
threw four incomplete passes and were forced to turn the ball over
on downs. With the Sharks in possession of the ball once again, they
were able to complete a couple of passes, but they weren't able to
get enough yards on their passing plays to gain a first down, and
they too were forced to turn the ball over after an incomplete pass
on fourth down. Jay got on the field for the next defensive series,
and she did her part to help force another turnover on downs by the
Tigers. Riverview took over on offense, and they put together their
best drive of the game so far. They mixed some nice passes with a
nice running play to get the ball down to the two yard line, but
three straight incomplete passes put an end to their hopes of
scoring the games first points. The Tigers took over with the ball
at the two yard line, but they threw three straight incomplete
passes before having to punt the ball away. The Sharks took
possession on the 18 yard line, and one play later they found
themselves in the lead thanks a long passing play. Although they
didn't convert on the extra point, they held a 6-0! Palmetto had
time for one last play before halftime, and their pass attempt fell
incomplete.
The second half got off to a slow start, with both teams picking
up a single first down before being forced to punt the ball away.
Palmetto took over for their second drive of the half, and after a
short gain on first down and then an incomplete pass, the QB took
off to the right side of the field and made her way through the
Riverview defense. Jayden gave chase from her spot as cornerback on
the left side of the field, and nearly chased the QB down, diving
for her flags but just coming up short as the Tigers evened
the score at 6-6 (thanks to a failed extra point attempt). Riverview
would be unsuccessful on their next three pass attempts, and would
once again have to punt the ball away. Thankfully the Tigers
wouldn't have much more luck on their next drive, as they turned the
ball over on downs after four missed passes in a row. The Sharks
managed to pick up a first down on their next offensive drive, but
they would stall out once again thanks to some errant passes and
would have to punt the ball away once more. Unfortunately, it took
Palmetto just two plays to find the end zone once again, this time
on a long run after a short pass, giving the Tigers a 12-6 lead. The
Sharks would get a chance to tie things up or take the lead, but
they were only able to pick up a single first down before ending
their chances on three straight incomplete passes. The Tigers would
end the game by taking a knee, handing the Sharks another loss. |