Lone Pine lost to Trona back in October of 2023, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Saturday. The Lone Pine Golden Eagles took down the Trona Tornadoes 58-42. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Golden Eagles.
Lone Pine's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ralph Enriquez Jr., who threw for 199 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 37 yards. Enriquez Jr. has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Perfecto Valdez was another key rusher, rushing for 88 yards and three touchdowns.
Lone Pine didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Valdez and Noah Quezada.
Despite the loss, Trona still got an impressive performance from Gabe Horta, who rushed for 212 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry, and also picked up 44 receiving yards. Horta is becoming a predictor of Trona's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 2-4 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Caid Mccullar, who rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown.
Lone Pine's victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Trona, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-4.
As of now, neither Lone Pine nor Trona have any future games scheduled.
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