Football Recap: Norte Vista Braves vs. Serrano Diamondbacks
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Norte Vista can now relate to. They took a 28-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Serrano Diamondbacks on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Braves of the 24-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2014.
When it comes to explaining why Norte Vista lost, don't look at Seth Bolender. Despite the final result, he rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 117 yards on nine of 13 attempts.
Even though they lost, Norte Vista was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 214 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 161 rushing yards in 11 consecutive contests.
Norte Vista wouldn't let Serrano keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Norte Vista can thank Angel Tirade and Fabian Ruvalcaba for forcing both of them. Ruvalcaba also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 15.
Leading Serrano to victory were Issiah Romo and Trevor Mcsween. Romo rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns, while Mcsween rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown. Romo has become a key player for Serrano: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
The loss snapped Norte Vista's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 9-2 record. As for Serrano, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Norte Vista does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Serrano, they will take on Hemet at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Serrano is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.9 points per game this season.
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