On Friday, Rancho Cucamonga faced Orange Lutheran in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Rancho Cucamonga Cougars were dealt a 45-14 defeat at the hands of the Orange Lutheran Lancers. The Cougars were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Lancers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in November of 2016.
Despite the loss, Rancho Cucamonga still got an impressive performance from Jacob Chambers, who rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 117 yards and a touchdown.
Tj Lateef had a dynamite game for Orange Lutheran, throwing for 258 yards and five touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes. With that strong performance, Lateef is now averaging an impressive 3.5 passing touchdowns per game. Chris Flores Jr was Lateef's top target, picking up 114 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Rancho Cucamonga's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Orange Lutheran, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Rancho Cucamonga will square off against Norco at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Orange Lutheran, they will host St. Frances Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Orange Lutheran is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
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