Silver Creek was the 19-0 winner over Willow Glen when they last played one another back in October of 2019, but their luck changed this time around. The Silver Creek Raiders took a 28-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Willow Glen Rams on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 707th, while the Rams are ranked 308th).
Despite the loss, Silver Creek still got an impressive performance from Austin Price, who picked up 92 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Price a new career-high in rushing yards.
It was another big night for Aiden Akery, who rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 197 yards on 14 of 22 attempts for Willow Glen. Aidan Haskell got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
This is the second loss in a row for Silver Creek and nudges their season record down to 3-2. As for Willow Glen, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Silver Creek wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 16-7 defeat against Pioneer on the 10th. As for Willow Glen, they will square off against Ann Sobrato at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Willow Glen's defense has only allowed 10.4 points per game this season, so Ann Sobrato's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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