Lone Pine and Orcutt Academy squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Lone Pine had to settle for second. The matchup between them and the Orcutt Academy Spartans wasn't particularly close, with the Lone Pine Golden Eagles falling 34-20.
Lone Pine lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Zack Patterson, who rushed for 18 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown. Patterson was even better on defense, picking up two sacks and making ten total tackles.
Even if they lost, Lone Pine's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Patterson was especially locked on to Orcutt Academy's QB and sacked him twice.
Lone Pine's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-4. As for Orcutt Academy, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3.
Lone Pine does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Orcutt Academy, they will venture away from home to face off against Mammoth at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mammoth will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Orcutt Academy surely won't give up without a fight.
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