Football Recap: Garden Grove Argonauts vs. Segerstrom Jaguars
Garden Grove was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They were outmatched by the Segerstrom Jaguars at home and fell 47-19. While losing is never fun, the Argonauts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 766th, while the Jaguars are ranked 279th).
Despite the loss, Garden Grove still got an impressive performance from Quentin Pacelli, who rushed for 230 yards while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Pacelli really tore up the turf during one magnificent 71-yard run.
Even though they lost, Garden Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 239 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive matchups.
Segerstrom's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Noah Tagaloa, who rushed for 77 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Diaz, who rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Garden Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Segerstrom, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-3.
Garden Grove does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Segerstrom, they will welcome Paramount at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Paramount will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Segerstrom surely won't give up without a fight.
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