On Friday, the Rancho Cotate Cougars came up short against the Vintage Crushers and fell 31-21. While the Cougars had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Crushers 7-3.
When it comes to explaining why Rancho Cotate lost, don't look at Gio Martinez. Despite the final result, he rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries.
The critical scores for Vintage came from Blake Porter, Mason Howell, Keegan Murphy, and Bo Lode.
Rancho Cotate's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Vintage, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars faces off against Cardinal Newman at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (they have won five straight at home, while Rancho Cotate won three straight on the road), something that'll have to change. As for Vintage, they will take on Marin Catholic at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Vintage is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.5 points per game this season.
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