Balboa fell victim to Casa Grande and their airtight defense on Saturday. They took a blow against the Casa Grande Gauchos, falling 48-0. While losing is never fun, the Buccaneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 686th, while the Gauchos are ranked 246th).
Casa Grande had a senior duo take command as Danny Mercado threw for 210 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 passes and Wyatt Duff picked up 153 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Duff got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 99 yards.
Balboa's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Casa Grande, their win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 1-1.
Balboa will be playing at home against St. Vincent de Paul at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Casa Grande, they will square off against Rancho Cotate at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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