It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lone Pine can now relate to. They received a blow on Friday as they fell 34-20 to the Orcutt Academy Spartans.
Several Golden Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Zack Patterson, who rushed for 18 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown. An impressive showing, but Patterson really ramped things up playing D: he picked up two sacks and made ten total tackles.
Even if they lost, Lone Pine's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Leading the way was Patterson with two.
It was another big night for Joaquin Perez, who rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries for Orcutt Academy. Perez also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making seven total tackles. Moses Aguirre was in the mix too, providing Orcutt Academy with a touchdown.
Lone Pine's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-4. As for Orcutt Academy, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3.
Lone Pine does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Orcutt Academy, they will take on Mammoth at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Orcutt Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38.4 points per game this season.
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