After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Burbank, Pasadena was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They snuck past the Crescenta Valley Falcons with a 27-21 victory. The Bulldogs pushed the score to 27-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Falcons cut but never quite recovered from.
Pasadena got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Dutch Burbidge out in front who rushed for 55 yards and one TD on only six carries, and also threw for 195 yards and one touchdown. Synncere Pitts was another key player, gaining 61 total yards and two touchdowns.
When it comes to explaining why Crescenta Valley lost, don't look at Xavier Thompson. Despite the final result, he rushed for 180 yards and a pair of scores while picking up 9.0 yards per carry. Thompson also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because the Falcons are 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
Pasadena is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.4 points over those games. As for Crescenta Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Pasadena is set to square off against their familiar foe Arcadia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That contest will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Burbidge and Addison 'AJ' Pressnall. Meanwhile, Crescenta Valley will challenge rival Burroughs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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