Rock Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 35-34 to the Castle Park Trojans. Despite 137 more yards than the Trojans, the Warriors couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Despite the loss, Rock Academy still got an impressive performance from Ashton St. Jean, who rushed for 374 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per carry. With that strong performance, St. Jean is now averaging an impressive 143.5 rushing yards per game.
Even though they lost, Rock Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 397 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Tait Villarreal went supernova for Castle Park, rushing for 89 yards and two touchdowns.
Rock Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Castle Park, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Rock Academy will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on San Ysidro at 6:30 p.m. on September 26th. After each having a week off, Castle Park and Hilltop will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 6:30 p.m. on September 27th. Castle Park is facing Hilltop at the right time seeing as Hilltop is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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