Central Catholic and Turlock squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Central Catholic had to settle for second. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 43-42 to the Turlock Bulldogs. The Raiders' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
When it comes to explaining why Central Catholic lost, don't look at Joey Alcutt. Despite the final result, he rushed for 165 yards and four touchdowns. Alcutt is becoming a predictor of Central Catholic's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 2-4 when he doesn't).
Even though they lost, Central Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 280 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Turlock found their leader in freshman Scout Silva, who rushed for 71 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 181 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes. A healthy portion of that aerial production (82 yards to be exact) went to Landyn Fitzgerald, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Central Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Turlock, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 9-3.
Central Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Turlock, they will face off against Oak Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Turlock's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last seven matchups.
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