Three Rivers put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by the Santa Maria Cougars to the tune of 60-28. With the Bulldogs ahead 47-7 at the half, the match was all but over already.
It was another big night for Cody Sells, who rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 240 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81% of his passes.
Three Rivers didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Xavier Carranza and Ethan Conn.
When it comes to explaining why Santa Maria lost, don't look at Daniel Martinez. Despite the final result, he rushed for 335 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.5 yards per carry. Those 335 rushing yards gave Martinez a new career-high.
Three Rivers pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Santa Maria, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-2.
Three Rivers will head out on the road to challenge Refugio at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Refugio will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Three Rivers surely won't give up without a fight. As for Santa Maria, they will host Premont at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Santa Maria is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40.4 points per game this season.
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