The Vacaville Christian Falcons are taking a road trip to face off against the Mesa Verde Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Vacaville Christian is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Vacaville Christian played against Woodland Christian and lost via forfeit.
Mesa Verde will head into Friday's game out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 24-point match in their last game. They fell just short of Highlands by a score of 15-13.
Despite the loss, Mesa Verde got top-tier performance from Fred Robinson, who rushed for 145 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. Backing up that air attack was Cesar Granados, who rushed for 96 yards.
Mesa Verde's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Mathew Garcia, Luis Serrato, and Serrato picked up one apiece. Gabe Mcguire also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven. Another thorn in Highlands' side was Jake Miller, who made 14 total tackles.
Even though they lost, Mesa Verde was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 351 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Vacaville Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Mesa Verde, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
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