On Tuesday, the O'Farrell Charter Falcons ended up a good deal behind the Escondido Charter Tigers and lost 38-20. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 559th, while the Tigers are ranked 236th).
Escondido Charter found their leader in freshman Riley Graff, who threw for 160 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 43 yards and a touchdown. Those 43 rushing yards gave Graff a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Teagen Hustead, who picked up 97 receiving yards and a touchdown.
O'Farrell Charter dropped their record down to 2-8 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Escondido Charter, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-3.
O'Farrell Charter will host Coastal Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. O'Farrell Charter is facing Coastal Academy at the right time seeing as Coastal Academy is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Escondido Charter, they will square off against Classical Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Classical Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Escondido Charter likes a good challenge.
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