It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Trabuco Hills can now relate to. They fell 37-30 to the Mayfair Monsoons on Friday. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
When it comes to explaining why Trabuco Hills lost, don't look at Landon Pompey. Despite the final result, he rushed for 223 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Pompey a new career-high in rushing yards. Trabuco Hills also got help from Alex Kiernan, who showed off his sure hands for 85 receiving yards.
Even though they lost, Trabuco Hills was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Mayfair had a senior duo take command as Louis Johnson rushed for 195 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.1 yards per carry and Jeremiah Calvin threw for 242 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Johnson posted at least 100 rushing yards in the fifth games prior.
Trabuco Hills now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Mayfair, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Trabuco Hills does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mayfair, they are on the road again on Friday to play Palos Verdes at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Mayfair's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four matches.
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