If Franklin was feeling good off their 56-14 takedown of Chapin last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Franklin Cougars fell 24-14 to the Del Valle Conquistadores on Friday.
Despite the loss, Franklin still got an impressive performance from Ernie Powers, who rushed for 167 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Franklin also got help from Santiago Perez, who showed off his sure hands for 80 receiving yards.
Even though they lost, Franklin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 264 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 192 rushing yards in eight consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Del Valle got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jake Fette out in front who rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 149 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Shelton Fuller, who rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Franklin's loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Franklin is headed away from home for the first time to square off against Monterey at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Del Valle, they will challenge El Paso at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
