Upper Lake entered their matchup against St. Helena on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Upper Lake Cougars took a 32-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Helena Saints. The Cougars lost against the Saints in their previous head to head back in September of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 41-8 score last time.
A big part of St. Helena's win came down to the chemistry between Troy Taber and his top target Dean Sommer. Taber threw for 187 yards and two touchdowns while Sommer picked up 163 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Sommer torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 71 yards.
Upper Lake's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for St. Helena, the victory snapped their losing streak at four games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-3 record.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Lower Lake the next time they take the field. Upper Lake will head out to face Lower Lake at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, while St. Helena will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th.
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