Ukiah kicked off their season on the road on Friday and hit a couple of potholes. They took a 33-26 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rancho Cotate Cougars. The Wildcats have struggled against the Cougars recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Ukiah still got an impressive performance from Beau David, who rushed for 134 yards and one TD while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, and also threw for 202 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Wyatt Gregori was nothing short of spectacular for Rancho Cotate: he threw for 230 yards and two TDs on only 16 passes, and also rushed for 84 yards and one score. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 72 yards. Another player making a difference was John McClellan, who rushed for 72 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only nine carries.
Coming up, Ukiah will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against Carlmont at 7:00 p.m. on the 6th. As for Rancho Cotate, they are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will challenge Redwood at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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