Last night, the Myrtle Beach Buccaneers squared off against the Tijuana Luchadores in the first round of the DSFL playoffs. The Luchadores powered on to a 27-17 victory, so first off: congrats to the Luchadores on their win. And now for Eph’s post-game notes and breakdown!
Myrtle Beach’s offensive struggles were evident from the beginning with the two first passing attempts being dropped and the first drive resulting in a three-and-out. Buccaneer wide receivers would go on to drop four passes in the first quarter alone. The sixth and seventh dropped passes in the game came in the fourth quarter with just over two minutes to play and the ball at the Luchadores 12 yard line. Obviously a score here would have still left the Buccs down a score with only a couple minutes left to play, but dropping a pair of passes late in the game that deep into your opponent’s territory is near inexcusable. Ultimately, seven passes would be dropped in what would end up to be a pretty bad day for Phoenix under center.
Phoenix’s passing struggles were not limited to drops, as many passes were deflected or broken up by the Tijuana secondary. He would end the day 15/32 for 183 yards with 1 TD and 1 Int. Myrtle Beach’s star running back tandem was also held in check by Tijuana’s defense, combining for 96 yards on 31 carries and kept out of the endzone. The biggest run of the day for the Buccaneers was a 17 yard scramble from Phoenix.
Myrtle Beach’s defense was a bit more of a mixed bag. Both safeties recorded interceptions with LaVert running one back 30 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter. This would end up being one of the Bucc’s two touchdowns on the game. Stephens also recorded n interception that put an end to a promising Tijuana drive in the third quarter. Stephens also recorded a sack from the safety spot and is emerging as a real threat to QBs everywhere. The Bucc’s secondary, though, struggled to get in the way of passes aside form those two interceptions. Blocksdale went 17/26 for 202 yards and a pair of TDs and INTs for the Luchadores.
Podolak also had a big night with 17 carries for 111 yards and the team’s long of 16.
Ultimately, Tijuana came out better in nearly every category. They had more first downs, were slightly better on third down conversions, had more yards on the ground and through the air, fewer penalties, more time of possession, and most importantly more points. Shutting out Myrtle Beach’s offense for an entire half is no small accomplishment. Ultimately, the offense of MB struggled to a meager 10 points.
The matchup between the Buccs and the Luchadores should continue to be an interesting one and we may have a rivalry emerging between the two sides. It will most definitely be a matchup to keep an eye on in the coming years.
Myrtle Beach’s offensive struggles were evident from the beginning with the two first passing attempts being dropped and the first drive resulting in a three-and-out. Buccaneer wide receivers would go on to drop four passes in the first quarter alone. The sixth and seventh dropped passes in the game came in the fourth quarter with just over two minutes to play and the ball at the Luchadores 12 yard line. Obviously a score here would have still left the Buccs down a score with only a couple minutes left to play, but dropping a pair of passes late in the game that deep into your opponent’s territory is near inexcusable. Ultimately, seven passes would be dropped in what would end up to be a pretty bad day for Phoenix under center.
Phoenix’s passing struggles were not limited to drops, as many passes were deflected or broken up by the Tijuana secondary. He would end the day 15/32 for 183 yards with 1 TD and 1 Int. Myrtle Beach’s star running back tandem was also held in check by Tijuana’s defense, combining for 96 yards on 31 carries and kept out of the endzone. The biggest run of the day for the Buccaneers was a 17 yard scramble from Phoenix.
Myrtle Beach’s defense was a bit more of a mixed bag. Both safeties recorded interceptions with LaVert running one back 30 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter. This would end up being one of the Bucc’s two touchdowns on the game. Stephens also recorded n interception that put an end to a promising Tijuana drive in the third quarter. Stephens also recorded a sack from the safety spot and is emerging as a real threat to QBs everywhere. The Bucc’s secondary, though, struggled to get in the way of passes aside form those two interceptions. Blocksdale went 17/26 for 202 yards and a pair of TDs and INTs for the Luchadores.
Podolak also had a big night with 17 carries for 111 yards and the team’s long of 16.
Ultimately, Tijuana came out better in nearly every category. They had more first downs, were slightly better on third down conversions, had more yards on the ground and through the air, fewer penalties, more time of possession, and most importantly more points. Shutting out Myrtle Beach’s offense for an entire half is no small accomplishment. Ultimately, the offense of MB struggled to a meager 10 points.
The matchup between the Buccs and the Luchadores should continue to be an interesting one and we may have a rivalry emerging between the two sides. It will most definitely be a matchup to keep an eye on in the coming years.
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