After flying high against Channel Islands last Friday, San Bernardino came back down to earth. The San Bernardino Cardinals were dealt a 54-27 loss at the hands of the Santa Rosa Academy Rangers on Friday. The Cardinals' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, San Bernardino had strong showings from Tahj Brookins, who picked up 71 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Justin Randolph, who rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Randolph's longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Even though they lost, San Bernardino was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 217 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 207 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Daniel Marlow was his usual excellent self, rushing for 108 yards and four touchdowns, while also throwing for 276 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.3% of his passes for Santa Rosa Academy. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Marlow now punched in two or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
San Bernardino's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Santa Rosa Academy, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. San Bernardino is on the road again on Friday to play Miller at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully San Bernardino focused on turnovers this week as team gave up six on Friday. As for Santa Rosa Academy, they will have plenty of time to enjoy the victory as they don't play again for a while. They'll take on Riverside Prep at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th.
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