Casa Grande extended their winning streak to five games thanks to a huge performance from Danny Mercado. The Casa Grande Gauchos walked away with a 26-14 victory over the American Canyon Wolves on Friday thanks in part to Mercado, who rushed for 151 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also threw for 44 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Casa Grande didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Wyatt Duff, William Zell, and Camden Bushey picked up one apiece.
Despite the loss, American Canyon still got an impressive performance from Andre Lopez, who rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown.
Casa Grande's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.5 points per game. As for American Canyon, they moved to 8-1 with that defeat, which also ended their eight-game winning streak.
Casa Grande has already played their next match, a 61-36 victory against Petaluma on the 9th. As for American Canyon, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 21-6 loss against Redwood on the 8th.
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