Football Recap: Santiago Sharks vs. Ontario Christian Knights
Santiago was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 54-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ontario Christian Knights. While losing is never fun, the Sharks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 473rd, while the Knights are ranked 201st).
Despite the loss, Santiago still got an impressive performance from Clayton Plewe, who threw for 204 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 48 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Plewe a new career-high in rushing yards. Gage Mccorkell was Plewe's top target, picking up 94 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
It was another big night for Zander Lewis, who rushed for 336 yards and a touchdown while picking up 14.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 70 receiving yards and a touchdown for Ontario Christian.all of that, receiving production came thanks to one massive catch Daniel Mielke Ii was another key player, rushing for 50 yards and two touchdowns.
Santiago's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Ontario Christian, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Santiago is taking a road trip to square off against Roosevelt at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Santiago is facing Roosevelt at the right time seeing as Roosevelt is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Ontario Christian, they will square off against Bishop Union at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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