Patriot lost against Norte Vista back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Patriot Warriors fell 28-21 to the Norte Vista Braves. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 457th, while the Braves are ranked 226th).
When it comes to explaining why Patriot lost, don't look at Josiah Felix. Despite the final result, he rushed for 170 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.6 yards per carry. Felix's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 107 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Seth Bolender was nothing short of spectacular for Norte Vista: he rushed for 44 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 168 yards and a touchdown. Those 44 rushing yards gave Bolender a new career-high.
This is the second loss in a row for Patriot and nudges their season record down to 2-3. As for Norte Vista, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Patriot's road trip will continue as they head out to face Rubidoux at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rubidoux's defense has only allowed 15 points per game this season, so Patriot's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Norte Vista, they will challenge Ramona at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ramona is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.2 points per game this season.
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