It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Linden can now relate to. They lost 40-15 to the Bradshaw Christian The Pride on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 266th, while the The Pride are ranked 123rd).
Despite the loss, Linden still got an impressive performance from Landen Ly, who rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown.
Brandon Burden was his usual excellent self, rushing for 179 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry for Bradshaw Christian. That's the most rushing yards Burden has posted since back in November of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Rickert, who threw for 125 yards and a touchdown.
Linden's loss dropped their record down to 9-3. As for Bradshaw Christian, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 12-0.
Linden does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bradshaw Christian, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 23-20 defeat against Sonora on the 29th.
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