On Friday, the Los Altos Conquerors were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 21-16 to the Burroughs Bears. Despite 117 more yards than the Bears, the Conquerors couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Los Altos lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Diego Castillo, who threw for 221 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 53 yards.
Even if they lost, Los Altos' defense still kept up the pressure with five sacks. Kevin Guan was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up 2.5himself.
Matteo Tarca went supernova for Burroughs, rushing for 82 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 37 receiving yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Los Altos and nudges their season record down to 1-2. As for Burroughs, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Los Altos will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Gahr at 7:00 p.m. As for Burroughs, they will square off against Arcadia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are at an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but likely not for long.
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