Saratoga entered their contest against Gunn on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Saratoga Falcons lost to the Gunn Titans at home by a 17-3 margin. The Falcons have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second defeat in a row.
Saratoga wouldn't let Gunn keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Saratoga can thank Brennan Pak and Arsh Tikku for forcing all of them. Tikku also set a new season high mark in total tackles with four.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Yonatan Smolyar and Jj Racz. Smolyar rushed for 169 yards while picking up 8.0 yards per carry while Racz rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. The dominant performance gave Smolyar a new career-high in rushing yards.
Saratoga's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-2-1. As for Gunn, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 9-0.
Saratoga has already played their next game, a 23-13 defeat against Santa Clara on the 8th. As for Gunn, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 28-7 win against Jefferson on the 7th.
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