Santa Rosa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 19-18 to the Montgomery Vikings. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Panthers of the 25-6 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
When it comes to explaining why Santa Rosa lost, don't look at Daniel Mills. Despite the final result, he rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Mills a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Santa Rosa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 343 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in ten consecutive matches.
Santa Rosa wouldn't let Montgomery keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Santa Rosa can thank Mills and Andres Nandallapa for forcing both of them. Nandallapa has been hot , having also posted five or more total tackles the last five times he's played.
Quentin Perez was nothing short of spectacular for Montgomery: he rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. Thor Boswell was another key player, throwing for 153 yards and two touchdowns.
Santa Rosa's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Montgomery, they moved to 4-6 with that victory, which also ended their five-game losing streak.
As of now, neither Santa Rosa nor Montgomery have any future games scheduled.
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