9/9 - Lincoln 37 - Green Bay Preble 0

Ho hum.  Another game.  Another shutout.  They held Preble to 77 total yards.  That's not a misprint.  I'm starting to get used to this.  In fact, there are certain things that you can always count on with this Ships team (Tanner will miss Pistol Pete deep; Zach will light someone up; the Ships will force a lot of turnovers; someone new will run the ball with authority) but my favorite thing has to be the way they shut down opposing offenses.  There are some bad (young) men on that defense, and I love it.

I usually don't tell you who I'm giving out "game balls" to.  I think it's implied that Austin, Nick, and Jonah are getting them every game, obviously.  But I have to give out not one, but two additional games ball this game.  And they both go to the same player.  He had two receiving TDs AND wreaked havoc on defense, even recovering a fumble.  Eli "I go both ways" Steimle, you played a heck of a game, fella.  Enjoy the balls.  

As always, Austin, Nick, and Jonah get their own posts, so we'll stick to the rest of the team during this photographic recap:

Let's begin in the first quarter.  Things weren't looking good for the offense early, as Tanner kept overthrowing his targets:

That's not Austin Mecca, Tanner.

Pistol: "Wait, he OVERTHREW me? I thought he could only underthrow me..."

Luckily for the Ships, the defense was kicking ass and taking names all game:

Looks like the back might run Zach over.

Totally kidding.  Zach doesn't GET run over.

Great pressure, Jared.  But when coach said to put your helmet on the ball, that's not what he meant.

Another near-interception.

The offense did get going, getting a boost from Suzuki and "I go both ways" Steimle:

1st Down.

This time, he's only going one way...

...and that way is straight in for the score, clearly getting his Woody excited.

No overthrow here.  Perfect pass to the Pistol for the final score of the game.  Which was also in the 2nd quarter.

Since there was no more scoring after halftime, how about some gratuitous defensive photos?

Gimmie, gimmie, gimmie, gimmie...

Thanks.

Goes Both Ways Steimle just can't get enough of these balls, so he recovered a fumble too!

This is what punk-ass amateurs (who call a timeout with 5.6 seconds left in a 37-0 blowout) get: another turnover.

And with that, the team, in a classy move, thanked the many fans who came to support them:

Stay classy, San Diego.

Late night Zach Attack.