Cajon kicked off their season on the road on Friday and hit a couple of potholes. They fell 35-27 to the Norco Cougars. The Cowboys were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cougars apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in August of 2024.
Several Cowboys players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Marcus Washington, who threw for 206 yards and a pair of TDs, and also rushed for 47 yards and one touchdown. Cajon also got a significant boost from Maleek Nolley, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 89 yards.
Don't try to pin the team's loss on the defense: they kept the trenches locked down and allowed a mere 3.2 yards per carry. The team can thank Taylor Johnson for the heroic effort on defense: he. Cajon's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 4.9.
A big part of Norco's win came down to the chemistry between Julian Medina and his top target Blake Wong. Medina threw for 214 yards and two TDs while completing 72.2% of his passes while Wong picked up 168 receiving yards and a pair of scores. The dominant performance also gave Wong a new career-high in receiving touchdowns (two).
Cajon will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Etiwanda at 7:00 p.m. on September 4. As for Norco, they will venture away from home to face off against Colony at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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