It was fun while it lasted, but Hemet's undefeated season came to an end after nine games on Friday. They fell just short of the Rancho Christian Eagles by a score of 31-28. It was the first time this season that the Bulldogs let down their fans at home.
Defeat or not, Hemet got some senior leadership from Christopher Washington and Draven Lopez. Washington picked up 98 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while Lopez threw for 295 yards and three touchdowns. Those 295 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Lopez. A healthy portion of Lopez's aerial production (81 yards to be exact) also went to Tyler Trout.
Rancho Christian's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kamryn Jones, who picked up 172 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Jones really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 86 yards. Emiliano Villarreal was another key passer, throwing for 351 yards and three touchdowns.
Having lost for the first time this season, Hemet fell to 9-1. As for Rancho Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-1-1 record this season.
While Hemet had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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