Garden Grove was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 38-8 loss at the hands of the St. Margaret's Tartans.
Despite the loss, Garden Grove still got an impressive performance from Quentin Pacelli, who rushed for 187 yards. Pacelli was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 50 yards.
Even though they lost, Garden Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 219 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Margaret's only rushed for 110.
Garden Grove didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Victor Rodriguez and Pacelli.
A big part of St. Margaret's victory came down to the chemistry between Kai Letcher and his top target Will Viola. Letcher threw for 407 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes while Viola picked up 167 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Letcher a new career-high in rushing yards (57). Another player making a difference was Reece Ballard, who gained 101 total yards and a touchdown.
Garden Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for St. Margaret's, with the win, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-6.
Garden Grove will face off against Segerstrom at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That game will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Pacelli and Noah Tagaloa. As for St. Margaret's, they will challenge Westminster at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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