After flying high against Firebaugh last Friday, Norwalk came back down to earth. The Norwalk Lancers came up short against the Paramount Pirates on Friday, falling 28-7. The Lancers were red-hot offensively headed into the matchup (they scored no less than 31 points in the five games prior) but the Pirates' defense proved too tough.
Tyler Goodman was his usual excellent self, rushing for 165 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry for Paramount. Goodman has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last four times he's played.
The defeat snapped Norwalk's winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 7-2 record. As for Paramount, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.
Norwalk and Lynwood are set to duel on Friday. Norwalk is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 46.1 points per game this season. As for Paramount, they will be playing at home against Gahr at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Paramount also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 37.9 points per game.
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