After two games on the road, Ridgeview is heading back home. They will host the Grace Lancers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Ridgeview's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Sunnyside on Thursday. They were outmatched by the Wildcats on the road and fell 33-0. While losing is never fun, the Wolf Pack can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 698th, while the Wildcats are ranked 163rd).
Ridgeview's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Jacob Longoria, Ej Ellis-Moya Jr, and Maximus Mercado picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Grace came up short against Amador on Friday and fell 52-39. The loss was the Lancers' first of the season.
Despite the loss, Grace got top-tier performance from Ethan Lasecla, who threw for 408 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Alex Van was Lasecla's top target, picking up 134 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Ridgeview's defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Grace, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
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