Miscues Cost EPC

When a game finishes with seven total points between two teams, the questions always persist, "Is that because there were good defenses or pitiful offenses?" The answer is usually a combination of both. That was certainly the case in Dakota's 7-0 win over the Eastland/Pearl City Wildcatz.

EPC allowed Dakota to move the ball between the 20s, but clamped down twice in the first half in the red zone, turning away the Indians on potential scoring drives.

The first was a dominant defensive stand, pushing the Indians from the three-yard line back to the five on three running attempts, then forcing a...