It was fun while it lasted, but Placer's undefeated season came to an end after five games on Friday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 36-35 to the Roseville Tigers. The match marked the Hillmen's lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Placer's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Rian Miller, who threw for 215 yards and a touchdown while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Miller a new career-high in rushing yards. Another rusher making a difference was Shaun Jones, who rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Placer was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 166 rushing yards in 17 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Roseville's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Grahm Dahle led the charge by rushing for 52 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, while also picking up 40 receiving yards and a touchdown. D'Marcis Gresham was another key player, rushing for 87 yards and a touchdown.
Having lost for the first time this season, Placer fell to 5-1. As for Roseville, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Placer has already played their next contest, a 48-21 victory against Nevada Union on the 4th. As for Roseville, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 38-6 win against River Valley on the 4th.
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