If Crescenta Valley was riding high fresh off their 28-6 takedown of Pasadena last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Crescenta Valley Falcons fell just short of the Burroughs Bears by a score of 37-35 on Friday. The Falcons have struggled against the Bears recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
When it comes to explaining why Crescenta Valley lost, don't look at Leonidas Grant. Despite the final result, he rushed for 119 yards and four touchdowns on only ten carries. With that strong performance, Grant is now averaging an impressive 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game.
Even though they lost, Crescenta Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 204 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Crescenta Valley wouldn't let Burroughs keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Crescenta Valley can thank Stefano Kim Ryan-Ryfle and Chander Thome for forcing both of them.
It was another big night for Matteo Tarca, who rushed for 334 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry for Burroughs. Those 334 rushing yards gave Tarca a new career-high.
Crescenta Valley's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-4. As for Burroughs, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Crescenta Valley will head out to take on Burbank at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Burbank knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Crescenta Valley likes a good challenge. As for Burroughs, they will head out on the road to square off against Pasadena at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Burroughs is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.5 points per game this season.
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