It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Turlock had no problem doing just that on Friday. They pulled ahead with a 43-42 photo finish over the Central Catholic Raiders. The victory was nothing new for the Bulldogs as they're now sitting on eight straight.
Turlock found their leader in freshman Scout Silva, who rushed for 71 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 181 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes. 82 of those passing yards were hauled in by Landyn Fitzgerald, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
When it comes to explaining why Central Catholic lost, don't look at Joey Alcutt. Despite the final result, he rushed for 165 yards and four touchdowns. Central Catholic is undefeated when Alcutt posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-4 otherwise.
Turlock's record is now 9-3. As for Central Catholic, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 7-4 record.
Turlock will square off against Oak Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Turlock's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last seven matches. Central Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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