It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lassen can now relate to. They lost 43-20 to the American Canyon Wolves on Saturday. The Grizzlies' loss signaled the end of their nine-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, Lassen still got an impressive performance from Dathen Moore, who rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 87 receiving yards and one touchdown. Moore is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 102 every time he's taken the field this season. Lassen also got a significant boost from Dowan Stephens, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 95 yards.
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Moore was just one part of a punishing run game: Lassen was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 306 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in 24 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Leading American Canyon to victory were Webster Burks and Andre Lopez. Burks picked up 78 receiving yards and one touchdown, while Lopez rushed for 51 yards. Those 78 receiving yards gave Burks a new career-high.
Lassen's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-4. As for American Canyon, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 12-2.
Lassen does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for American Canyon, they will venture away from home to challenge Palmdale at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Palmdale's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five games.
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