Marina and Yucaipa squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Marina had to settle for second. They fell 35-25 to the Yucaipa Thunderbirds. That makes it the first time this season the Vikings have let down their home crowd.
When it comes to explaining why Marina lost, don't look at Garrett Hunnicutt. Despite the final result, he rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and also threw for 212 yards and a touchdown while completing 77.8% of his passes. Hunnicutt has become a key player for Marina: the team is undefeated when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise. A healthy portion of Hunnicutt's aerial production (89 yards to be exact) went to Aidan Hunt, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Deace Turner continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Yucaipa, rushing for 165 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. Turner was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 62 yards. Logan Barbour was another major influence, as he rushed for 136 yards and ran in a TD.
Marina's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-2. As for Yucaipa, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Marina does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Yucaipa, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 10-7 win against Peninsula on the 15th.
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