Football Recap: San Jacinto Tigers vs. Rancho Verde Mustangs
San Jacinto entered their tilt with Rancho Verde on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Rancho Verde Mustangs as they made off with a 55-35 win. The matchup marked the Tigers' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Leading San Jacinto to victory were Jomini Ransom and Jaylen Patterson. Ransom rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, while Patterson threw for 210 yards and two touchdowns. Daishaun Davis was Patterson's top target, picking up 116 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, San Jacinto was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 299 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
When it comes to explaining why Rancho Verde lost, don't look at C.J. Thompson. Despite the final result, he threw for 287 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt.
San Jacinto's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Rancho Verde, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. San Jacinto will welcome Cajon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,000 yards in their previous games. As for Rancho Verde, they will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Tahquitz at 7:00 p.m. on September 27th.
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