Westlake was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took a 37-20 bruising from the Rio Mesa Spartans. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 342nd, while the Spartans are ranked 165th).
Despite the loss, Westlake had strong showings from Caden Atkinson, who threw for 192 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and Demanie Bell, who rushed for 85 yards on only 11 carries.
Rio Mesa had a senior duo take command as JJ Bittner threw for 169 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes and Isaiah Bautista rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown. Those 127 rushing yards gave Bautista a new career-high.
Westlake's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Rio Mesa, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
Westlake didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 41-14 loss against Thousand Oaks on the 10th. As for Rio Mesa, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 41-28 win against Santa Barbara on the 10th.
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