Buena Park scored first but ultimately less than Portola in their matchup on Friday. They fell just short of the Portola Bulldogs by a score of 28-26. The Coyotes gained 126 more yards on the day, but it was the Bulldogs that made the best use of them.
Despite the loss, Buena Park still got an impressive performance from Lynnden Hodge, who rushed for 256 yards and four touchdowns. Hodge's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 128 rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Buena Park was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 309 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in eight consecutive games.
Timothy Grettenberg went supernova for Portola, rushing for 77 yards and two touchdowns. Grettenberg is becoming a predictor of Portola's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-5 when he doesn't).
Buena Park now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Portola, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-5.
Buena Park will host Woodbridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Buena Park is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.5 points per game this season. As for Portola, they are taking a road trip to square off against Pacifica at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pacifica is coming into the contest with three straight wins at home, so Portola will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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