Santiago was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 42-21 to the Roosevelt Mustangs. While losing is never fun, the Sharks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 473rd, while the Mustangs are ranked 188th).
When it comes to explaining why Santiago lost, don't look at Clayton Plewe. Despite the final result, he rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also threw for 206 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Plewe a new career-high in rushing yards.
Noah Vazquez had an outrageously good game for Roosevelt as he rushed for 153 yards on only 11 carries, and also picked up 53 receiving yards and a touchdown. Vazquez's longest reception was for an impressive 53 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total. Dylan Hixon was in the mix too, providing Roosevelt with two touchdowns.
Santiago's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Roosevelt, the win snapped their losing streak at four games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-3 record.
Santiago will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on King at 7:30 p.m. on October 3rd. As for Roosevelt, they will take on Colony at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Roosevelt is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
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