Football Recap: Mountain View Spartans vs. Burlingame Panthers
Mountain View was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against the Burlingame Panthers, falling 43-17. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 666th, while the Panthers are ranked 255th).
Mountain View's loss came despite strong showings from Luke Orrock and Ishan Devarapalli. Orrock picked up 94 receiving yards and a touchdown, while Devarapalli threw for 211 yards and a touchdown.
Lucas Kirk continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Burlingame, rushing for 174 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, while also picking up 38 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Kirk a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Ciaran Baker, who rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown.
Mountain View's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Burlingame, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-1.
Mountain View has already played their next game, a 32-7 loss against King's Academy on the 10th. As for Burlingame, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 21-12 victory against Hillsdale on the 11th.
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