Sierra fell on hard times earlier this season, but after back-to-back wins it seems like their luck might finally be changing. Everything went their way against the Malibu Sharks on Friday as the Sierra Chieftains made off with a 38-14 victory.
Johnny Harshman was his usual excellent self, rushing for 134 yards and two touchdowns. Sierra is 2-1 when Harshman posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 0-5 otherwise.
Sierra was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 300 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in four consecutive matchups.
Sierra didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Kaiden Tait.
When it comes to explaining why Malibu lost, don't look at Tanner Kies. Despite the final result, he rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 51 yards and a touchdown.
Sierra's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-6. As for Malibu, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-3 record.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Sierra will head out to take on Coast Union at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Coast Union's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five matches. As for Malibu, they will venture away from home to challenge California Lutheran at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. California Lutheran is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.3 points per game this season.
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