With a playoff game on the line, Casa Roble rose to the challenge on Friday. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, they made off with a 27-26 victory over the Foothill Mustangs.
Braylen Blevins was his usual excellent self, rushing for 195 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. He has become a key player for Casa Roble: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 3-4 otherwise.
Another reason for the win was Casa Roble's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for nine sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Darren Dalton and Caleb Rodine, who racked up five sacks between them. Dalton has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last 15 times he's played.
Despite the loss, Foothill still got an impressive performance from Izaiah Tua-Laird, who threw for 240 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Casa Roble has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.9 points per game. As for Foothill, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
Casa Roble will square off against Union Mine at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Casa Roble is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road. Foothill does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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