It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Patterson can now relate to. They were outmatched by the Twelve Bridges Raging Rhinos on the road and fell 55-7. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 169th, while the Raging Rhinos are ranked 43rd).
Max Medina rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 152 yards on 11 of 28 attempts.
Jace Johnson was his top target, picking up 50 receiving yards. On the ground,
Jeremiah Lugo rushed for 77 yards on only ten carries.
Twelve Bridges was led to victory by Braeden Ward and Connor Flaherty. Ward rushed for 212 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry, while Flaherty threw for 183 yards and four touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes. Ward has been hot for a while, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last nine times he's played.
Patterson's loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Twelve Bridges, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 13-0.
Patterson does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Twelve Bridges, they will challenge Wilcox at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Twelve Bridges is on a ten-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), Wilcox a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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