Arleta and South Gate squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Arleta had to settle for second. They received a blow as they fell 61-43 to the South Gate Rams. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (39), the Mustangs still had to take the loss.
Arleta lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jose Rosas, who rushed for 217 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. Erik Favela also helped with three touchdowns in total.
Even though they lost, Arleta was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 270 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
South Gate's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Michael Gonzalez led the charge by throwing for 315 yards and three touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes, and also rushing for 53 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Another player making a difference was Nicholas Fonseca, who gained 110 total yards and three touchdowns.
With the defeat, Arleta broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-4. As for South Gate, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-7.
Arleta does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for South Gate, they will square off against Chatsworth at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. South Gate is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.8 points per game this season.
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