Football Recap: Torrance Tartars vs. Santa Monica Vikings
Torrance gave up the first points on Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top against the Santa Monica Vikings by a score of 24-14. Given the Tartars' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 140th, while the Vikings are ranked 281st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Santa Monica's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Charles N Cravings, who picked up 142 receiving yards, and Wyatt Brown, who threw for 246 yards and a touchdown. N Cravings got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 73 yards.
The victory was the third in a row for Torrance, bringing their record for this year to 8-1. As for Santa Monica, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-5.
Torrance will venture away from home to square off against North at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North is coming into the matchup with five straight wins at home, so Torrance will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Santa Monica, they will host Peninsula at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Santa Monica is facing Peninsula at the right time seeing as Peninsula is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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