Lucerne Valley lost against Malibu back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The contest between the Lucerne Valley Mustangs and the Malibu Sharks wasn't particularly close, with the Lucerne Valley Mustangs falling 32-14. The Mustangs were up 14-0 in the fourth but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Lucerne Valley's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of William Rietdyk, who rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown, and Raul Gonzalez, who rushed for 21 yards and a touchdown. An impressive showing, but Gonzalez really ramped things up playing D: he made five total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Malibu's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Tanner Kies, who rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also picked up 48 receiving yards. Stevie Clarke did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 95 receiving yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Lucerne Valley and nudges their season record down to 1-3. As for Malibu, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Lucerne Valley will square off against Victor Valley Christian at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Malibu, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 44-20 win against Vista Meridian on the 4th.
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