Football Recap: Twelve Bridges Takes a Tough Playoff Loss

Raging Rhinos

Previous 5 Games

12/14/24 @ Palos Verdes	19-55
12/07/24 vs Wilcox	28-27
11/29/24 vs Patterson	55-7
11/22/24 vs Placer	43-7
11/15/24 vs Sierra	63-7

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Twelve Bridges can now relate to. They were outmatched by the Palos Verdes Sea Kings and fell 55-19. The Raging Rhinos' loss signaled the end of their 14-game winning streak.

When it comes to explaining why Twelve Bridges lost on Saturday, don't look at Braeden Ward. Despite the final result, he rushed for 178 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. Ward has been hot for a while, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last 11 times he's played.

Palos Verdes found their leader in sophomore Ryan Rakowski, who threw for 368 yards and six touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 53 yards. Those 368 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Rakowski. Evan Aguirre also helped out with an impressive 110 receiving yards.

Having lost for the first time this season, Twelve Bridges fell to 14-1. As for Palos Verdes, they pushed their record up to 11-5 with the win, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season.

As of now, neither Twelve Bridges nor Palos Verdes have any future games scheduled.