After flying high against Riverside Prep last Friday, Santa Rosa Academy came back down to earth. The Santa Rosa Academy Rangers fell just short of the Trinity Classical Academy Knights by a score of 36-33 on Friday. Despite 95 more yards than the Knights, the Rangers couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
When it comes to explaining why Santa Rosa Academy lost, don't look at Daniel Marlow. Despite the final result, he rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 269 yards and two touchdowns. Marlow is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season. Dominic Vicente-Thomas was Marlow's top target, picking up 38 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 44 yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Santa Rosa Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 225 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in 12 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Noah Visconti continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Trinity Classical Academy, throwing for 273 yards and three touchdowns.
The defeat snapped Santa Rosa Academy's winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 5-2 record. As for Trinity Classical Academy, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 7-0.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Santa Rosa Academy will take on The Webb Schools at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Santa Rosa Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully The Webb Schools likes a good challenge. As for Trinity Classical Academy, they and Temecula Prep are set to duel on Saturday. Temecula Prep is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.3 points per game this season.
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