Football Recap: Sacramento Comes Up Short Despite Harold Ausbie's Big Defensive Game

By Team Reports Oct 22, 2024, 2:41pm

Football Recap: Sacramento Dragons vs. Vanden Vikings

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Sacramento entered their matchup against Vanden on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Sacramento Dragons took a 21-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Vanden Vikings. The Dragons were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Vikings apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2017.

Even if they lost, Sacramento's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Harold Ausbie.

It was another big night for Kalani Mcleod, who threw for 319 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown for Vanden. The dominant performance gave Mcleod a new career-high in rushing yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (82 yards to be exact) went to Logan Bailey.

This is the second loss in a row for Sacramento and nudges their season record down to 5-2. As for Vanden, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 5-2.

Sacramento has already played their next match, a 21-14 loss against Vacaville on the 19th. As for Vanden, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 40-21 win against River City on the 18th.

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