Fillmore couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell 23-13 to the Royal Highlanders on Friday. The Flashes gained 95 more yards on the day, but it was the Highlanders that made the best use of them.
Loss or not, Fillmore got some senior leadership from Josiah Cruz and Anthony Tafoya. Cruz rushed for 101 yards on only 13 carries, while Tafoya. threw for 122 yards and a touchdown.
Fillmore didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Thomas Alamillo and Phillip King.
The critical scores for Royal came from Kai Taylor and Tristen Hogan.
Fillmore will hit the road for the first time this season to face off against Chaffey at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fillmore is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road dating back to last season. As for Royal, they will take on Dos Pueblos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Dos Pueblos focused on turnovers this week as team gave up six on Friday.
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