It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Grossmont Foothillers can now relate to. They were outmatched by the Torreys on the road and fell 73-34. This was one game where the offenses had no trouble playing at a high level.
When it comes to explaining why Grossmont lost on Saturday, one person who can't be blamed is Hudson Herber. Despite the final result, he threw for 291 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in two rushing scores.
Jaden Mangini was his usual excellent self, throwing for 429 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 13.4 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 113 yards and four touchdowns for La Jolla Country Day. Mangini has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Madden Craig, who picked up 194 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
La Jolla Country Day's defensive line stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. Leading the way was Christopher Hughes and his three sacks.
Grossmont's loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for La Jolla Country Day, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 11-3.
Grossmont does not have any more games scheduled as of now. La Jolla Country Day will head out on the road to face off against Banning at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Banning will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
