It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Trona can now relate to. They were beaten by the Mammoth Huskies 60-16 on Friday. The Tornadoes have struggled against the Huskies recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Although Trona took the loss, they still got scores from Ethan Kasamis and Caid McCullar.
Even if they lost, Trona's defensive line still kept up the pressure with 3.5 sacks. McCullar refused to say out of the backfield, picking up two sacks all by himself.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mammoth to victory, but perhaps none more so than Eli Ericson, who threw for 187 yards and four TDs, and also rushed for 101 yards and one score on only 13 carries. Those four passing touchdowns gave Ericson a new career-high. Mammoth's leading receiver DJ Gray was Ericson's top target yet again, picking up 149 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Trona's defeat dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Mammoth, they pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Trona does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mammoth, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 38-33 loss against Immanuel Christian on the 14th.
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