Ferndale had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 43 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They snuck past the Arcata Tigers with a 27-21 win. For the Wildcats, this counts as revenge for the 35-7 victory the Tigers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October.
Despite the loss, Arcata still got an impressive performance from Luke Lemke, who rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 219 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of that aerial production (128 yards to be exact) went to Dayquan Dunn, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Ferndale's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.0 points per game. As for Arcata, the loss snapped their winning streak at nine games and leaves them with a 9-1 record.
Ferndale and Arcata are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Ferndale will stay at home for another week and welcome Vallejo at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Vallejo will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Ferndale surely won't give up without a fight. As for Arcata, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Bethel at 7:00 p.m. Arcata's defense has only allowed 11.8 points per game this season, so Bethel's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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