It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Nordhoff can now relate to. They fell to the Duarte Falcons 27-21. The Rangers' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Although Nordhoff took the loss, they still got scores from Michael Dennie, Jameson Moya, and Uriel Covarrubias.
Avenn Ortiz was his usual excellent self, rushing for 113 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, while also throwing for 244 yards and a touchdown for Duarte.
Nordhoff's defeat dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Duarte, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-1.
Nordhoff does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Duarte, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 44-22 loss against San Gabriel on the 22nd.
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