Football Recap: Stockdale Mustangs vs. Ridgeview Wolf Pack
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Stockdale). They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 21-19 win over the Ridgeview Wolf Pack on Friday. The Mustangs have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Wolf Pack, too.
E Lon Mackey threw for 177 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 passes.
Dillon Thomasson was his top target, picking up 65 receiving yards and a touchdown. On the ground,
Athan Pena picked up four receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 36 yards.
Several Wolf Pack players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Francisco Palma, who picked up 72 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Ridgeview also got a significant boost from Jon Gutierrez, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 83 yards.
The victory made it two in a row for Stockdale and bumps their season record up to 3-5. As for Ridgeview, they are on a 13-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.
Stockdale will be playing at home against Centennial at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Stockdale is out to stop a five-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season. As for Ridgeview, they will venture away from home to face off against Bakersfield at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bakersfield is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 42.5 points per game this season.
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