Football Recap: San Gorgonio Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Oct 21, 2024, 9:01pm

Football Recap: San Gorgonio Spartans vs. Jurupa Hills Spartans

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San Gorgonio entered their matchup against Jurupa Hills on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The San Gorgonio Spartans were just a hair shy of victory and fell 35-34 to the Jurupa Hills Spartans. It was the first time this season that San Gorgonio let down their fans at home.

When it comes to explaining why San Gorgonio lost, don't look at Daron Tyson. Despite the final result, he rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also picked up 39 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Tyson a new career-high in rushing yards. Kaleb Taylor was in the mix as well, providing San Gorgonio with three touchdowns.

Xavier Barnett went supernova for Jurupa Hills, rushing for 197 yards and three touchdowns.

San Gorgonio's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-1. As for Jurupa Hills, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-5.

San Gorgonio wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 28-6 victory against Rim of the World on the 18th. Jurupa Hills has also already played their next match, a 41-18 loss against Eisenhower on the 18th.

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