A victory for Channel Islands just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against the Artesia Pioneers, falling 42-7. The Raiders just can't catch a break and have now endured five losses in a row.
Charlie Lopez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Artesia, rushing for 89 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, while also throwing for 171 yards and a touchdown. Lopez's longest rush was for an impressive 53 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Joey Peck, who rushed for 44 yards and a touchdown.
Channel Islands' defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Artesia, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Channel Islands will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Carpinteria at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th. Channel Islands is facing Carpinteria at the right time seeing as Carpinteria is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Artesia will also get a bit of a break before their next match: they'll face off against Glenn at 7:00 p.m. on October 17th. Artesia is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.9 points per game this season.
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