After a string of four wins, Irvine's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took a blow against the Troy Warriors, falling 49-13. The Vaqueros were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-6.
Ethan Mundt continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Troy, rushing for 194 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Mundt a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Rudy Alcala, who threw for 131 yards and four touchdowns.
Irvine's loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Troy, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 8-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Irvine will head out to face off against Sonora at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sonora is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.1 points per game this season. As for Troy, they are taking a road trip to challenge El Toro at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Troy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past nine games -- so hopefully El Toro likes a good challenge.
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