The matchup between Chico and Red Bluff on Friday hardly resembled the 13-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Chico Panthers were beaten by the Red Bluff Spartans 49-21. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 435th, while the Spartans are ranked 151st).
Despite the loss, Chico still got an impressive performance from Gabriel Rodriguez, who rushed for 35 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 54 receiving yards. Those 35 rushing yards gave Rodriguez a new career-high. Jorden Neugebauer also helped out with an impressive 98 receiving yards.
Kayden Leaf was his usual excellent self, rushing for 163 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, while also throwing for 114 yards on only nine passes for Red Bluff. Leaf's longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Zach Shaver, who rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns.
Chico dropped their record down to 1-9 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Red Bluff, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-2.
Chico does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Red Bluff has already played their next match, a 42-0 win against Las Plumas on the 15th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
