Walnut managed to slip by Rowland the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Mustangs came up short against the Raiders on Friday, falling 28-7. Having soared to a lofty 37 points in the game before, the Mustangs couldn't push the score so high this time.
Nohlen Simons threw for 101 yards and one TD. Jacob (JRod) Rodriguez was his top target, picking up 33 receiving yards and one score. On the ground, Christopher Mardueno rushed for 36 yards.
The critical scores for Rowland came from Aidan Opatkiewicz, Fabian Valdez, Damien Arrieta, and Alex Huerta.
Having lost for the first time this season, Walnut fell to 3-1. As for Rowland, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Looking ahead, Walnut will be playing in front of their home fans against Valencia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Rowland, they will head out on the road to face off against Nogales at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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