If Savanna was riding high fresh off their 44-20 takedown of Century last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Savanna Rebels took a 36-18 bruising from the Godinez Fundamental Grizzlies on Thursday.
When it comes to explaining why Savanna lost, don't look at Jake Dorsi. Despite the final result, he rushed for 168 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. Dorsi's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 101 rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Diego Perez, who rushed for 64 yards.
Even though they lost, Savanna was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Henry Vega continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Godinez Fundamental, rushing for 238 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. Those 238 rushing yards gave Vega a new career-high.
Savanna's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Godinez Fundamental, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season.
Savanna does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Godinez Fundamental, they will welcome Century at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That match will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Vega and Noe Najera.
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