It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Orestimba can now relate to. They were dealt a 47-0 loss at the hands of the Linden Lions on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 33 points in the game before, the Warriors' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Jacob Valenzuela threw for 206 yards on 12 of 24 attempts.
Dylan McCauley was his top target, picking up 133 receiving yards.
Leading Linden to victory were Matthew Schallberger and Landen Ly. Schallberger threw for 176 yards and two touchdowns while completing 92.3% of his passes, while Ly rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Ly has posted since back in October of 2023. Braden Busalacchi also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Orestimba's defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Linden, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
Orestimba does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Linden, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Bradshaw Christian at 7:00 p.m. Bradshaw Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully Linden likes a good challenge.
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