McClintock put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 40-14 margin over the Cienega Bobcats. The 40-point effort marked the Chargers' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Jaxon Knutson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 393 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.6 yards per attempt. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Khalil Bender, who picked up 113 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to McClintock's defense and their six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Adrian Martinez and David Deleon, who racked up four sacks between them. Martinez also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine. Ma'Afu Lama was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making six total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Cienega's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Gabriel Lopez, who rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown, and Carmello Davis, who rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Lopez a new career-high in rushing yards.
McClintock's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Cienega, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-3.
McClintock will head out on the road to challenge Skyline at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. McClintock's defense has only allowed 18 points per game this season, so Skyline's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Cienega, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Desert View at 7:00 p.m. on October 11th.
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