Palo Alto extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to seven on Friday, dropping them down to 0-6. They were outmatched by the Wilcox Chargers and fell 42-13. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 571st, while the Chargers are ranked 160th).
Although Palo Alto took the loss, they still got scores from Justin Fung and Alani Poutoa.
Palo Alto didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Clement Romanski and Nathan Rodriguez.
As for Wilcox, they pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 34.0 points over those games.
Kai Imahara went supernova, rushing for 121 yards on only five carries, while also throwing for 143 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 76.9% of his passes. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 80 yards. Another player making a difference was Gilbert Padilla, who rushed for 75 yards and two scores on only six carries.
Palo Alto has already played their next game, a 49-6 loss against Menlo School on the 17th. As for Wilcox, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 35-21 defeat against Los Gatos on the 17th.
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