It was a good run, but Rio Mesa unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 43-34 to the Calabasas Coyotes. The Spartans have struggled against the Coyotes recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Rio Mesa's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of JJ Bittner, who rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown, and Isaiah Bautista, who gained 142 total yards and two touchdowns. Bautista also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making four total tackles. Terrance Morrow also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Calabasas was led to victory by Kayne Miller and Dominik Hardy. Miller gained 192 total yards and two touchdowns, while Hardy threw for 134 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Hardy a new career-high in rushing yards (48). Stephen Ouvaroff was another key player, picking up 45 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Rio Mesa's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-3. As for Calabasas, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Rio Mesa will welcome Newbury Park at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Newbury Park will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something Rio Mesa surely won't give up without a fight. As for Calabasas, they will head out to square off against Westlake at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Calabasas is facing Westlake at the right time seeing as Westlake is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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