Santa Ana Valley couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They were outmatched by the Beckman Patriots at home and fell 35-0. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 759th, while the Patriots are ranked 327th).
Noah Nam had a dynamite game for Beckman, throwing for 211 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Another player making a difference was Makhi Czaykowski, who gained 84 total yards and two touchdowns.
Santa Ana Valley will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Westminster at 7:00 p.m. on September 6th. As for Beckman, they will head out on the road to challenge San Marcos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Beckman is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
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