Del Mar was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against the Piedmont Hills Pirates, falling 34-10. While losing is never fun, the Dons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 817th, while the Pirates are ranked 366th).
Eli Lenihan rushed for 61 yards. On the ground,
Isaiah Molina made nine total tackles.
Piedmont Hills had a senior duo take command as Alex Solarez rushed for 53 yards and three touchdowns and Jonas Petty rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown. Petty's longest rush was for an incredible 79 yards.
Del Mar's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-3. As for Piedmont Hills, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-2.
Del Mar will welcome Pioneer at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. As for Piedmont Hills, they will head out to take on Independence at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Piedmont Hills is facing Independence at the right time seeing as Independence is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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