Football Recap: Burroughs Takes a Loss

If Burroughs was riding high fresh off their 47-21 takedown of Hoover last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Burroughs Bears had to suffer through a 50-6 loss at the hands of the Muir Mustangs. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 421st, while the Mustangs are ranked 156th).

Mingus Allen threw for 173 yards and a touchdown. Giordan Lewis was his top target, picking up 68 receiving yards and a touchdown. On the ground, Matteo Tarca rushed for 32 yards.

Keyon Mills was a one-man wrecking crew for Muir as he threw for 150 yards and five touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes. Mills has become a key player for Muir: the team is undefeated when he posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Noah Bozeman was in the mix too, providing Muir with three touchdowns.

The defeat snapped Burroughs' winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 5-2 record. As for Muir, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 5-2.

Burroughs wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 37-35 victory against Crescenta Valley on the 18th. Muir has also already played their next contest, a 78-0 win against Hoover on the 17th.

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