Football Recap: Buhach Colony Thunder vs. Merced Bears
Buhach Colony lost against Merced on October 1st, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Buhach Colony Thunder had to suffer through a 42-12 loss at the hands of the Merced Bears. The defeat continues a trend for the Thunder in their matchups with the Bears: they've now lost six in a row.
Despite the loss, Buhach Colony saw an underclassman step up: Emily Gallegos rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 75 receiving yards.
Antonia Lejarde continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Merced, throwing for 253 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.8% of her passes, and also rushing for 53 yards and a touchdown. Lejarde has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last six times she's played. Ryann Perez was another key player, gaining 90 total yards and two touchdowns.
Buhach Colony's defeat dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Merced, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Buhach Colony wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 14-13 win against Golden Valley on the 22nd. Merced has also already played their next game, a 31-27 loss against El Capitan on the 22nd.
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