Loara was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 19th straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a 29-24 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Santiago Cavaliers. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Saxons of the 14-3 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
Despite the defeat, Loara had strong showings from Aiden Gomez, who threw for 243 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and Jorge Rodriguez, who picked up 86 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Diego Garcia was in the mix too, providing Loara with a touchdown.
Santiago can attribute much of their success to Larry Bravo, who picked up 65 receiving yards, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. The dominant performance also gave Bravo a new career-high in rushing yards (24).
Loara's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Santiago, their victory bumped their record up to 4-5.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Loara will host Costa Mesa at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Costa Mesa is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.1 points per game this season. As for Santiago, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Bolsa Grande at 7:00 p.m. Bolsa Grande also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 28.6 points per game.
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