Santa Rosa had won four straight games and Josh Cordova did his part to make it five on Friday. The Santa Rosa Lions came out on top against the Legacy Academy Silverbacks by a score of 27-20 thanks in part to Cordova, who rushed for 122 yards and three touchdowns. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 66 yards.
Cordova was just one part of a punishing run game: Santa Rosa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 225 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in nine consecutive matches.
When it comes to explaining why Legacy Academy lost, don't look at Lorenzo Sedillo-Urban. Despite the final result, he threw for 273 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. That's the most rushing yards Sedillo-Urban has posted since back in August. A healthy portion of Sedillo-Urban's aerial production (125 yards to be exact) went to Bryant Scales, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Santa Rosa is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.9 points per game. As for Legacy Academy, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 9-1.
As of now, neither Santa Rosa nor Legacy Academy have any future games scheduled.
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