Despite a strong season so far, Buchanan has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They took a blow against the Clovis East Timberwolves on Friday, falling 42-11. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Timberwolves are ranked 12th).
Joshua Madrigal rushed for 96 yards on only eight carries.
Jaylen Gonzalez was his top target, picking up 41 receiving yards.
A big part of Clovis East's win came down to the chemistry between Tyus Miller and his top target Blake Mathieu. Miller threw for 257 yards and four touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes while Mathieu gained 167 total yards and three touchdowns. 82 of Miller's passing yards were hauled in by Harold Duvall, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Buchanan's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Clovis East, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 9-0.
Buchanan has already played their next game, a 39-23 loss against Central on the 1st. As for Clovis East, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 38-21 win against Clovis North on the 1st.
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