It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Edison can now relate to. They fell just short of the Downey Knights by a score of 44-41 on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Vikings of the 35-20 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
Langdon Horace and Devin Rasmussen certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Horace picked up 134 receiving yards and three touchdowns, while Rasmussen threw for 292 yards and five touchdowns. With that strong performance, Horace is now averaging an impressive 100.5 receiving yards per game. Zo Ward did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 80 receiving yards.
Carson Lamb continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Downey, throwing for 429 yards and four touchdowns while completing 79.5% of his passes. What's more, he's the match marked his third straight with at least 302. Joseph Ramirez was Lamb's top target, picking up 170 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Edison's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Downey, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1.
Edison does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Downey, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 68-28 defeat against Folsom on the 15th.
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