Atwater dropped to 4-2 on Thursday, ending the team's nine-game streak of wins on the road dating back to last season. They came up short against the McClatchy Lions, falling 26-6. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 66th, while the Lions are ranked 16th).
As for McClatchy, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. The team's perfect season has a lot to do with their offensive performance: the team's won by an average of 28.2 points thus far.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead McClatchy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Daisy Throckmorton, who threw for 219 yards and four TDs, and also rushed for 49 yards. That's the most rushing yards Throckmorton has posted since back in October of 2024. Savanna Hill was Throckmorton's top target, picking up 80 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Atwater wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 40-12 victory against Turlock on the 2nd. As for McClatchy, they have also already played their next game, a 13-0 defeat against Orange Lutheran on the 30th.
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