Sacramento was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 21-14 to the Vacaville Bulldogs, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Despite the defeat, Sacramento saw an underclassman step up: Cordell Radcliffe rushed for 197 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.0 yards per carry. Radcliffe is becoming a predictor of Sacramento's success: when he posts at least 100 rushing yards the team is 4-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
Sacramento didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Robert Hamel.
It was another big night for Tanner Boyd, who rushed for 144 yards and three touchdowns for Vacaville. The dominant performance gave Boyd a new career-high in rushing yards.
Sacramento's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Vacaville, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Sacramento has the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Fairfield at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Fairfield is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.2 points per game this season. As for Vacaville, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against River City at 7:30 p.m. Vacaville is facing River City at the right time seeing as River City is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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