It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Orange Grove had no problem doing just that on Friday. They managed a 26-21 win over the San Diego Vaqueros. The victory was familiar territory for the Bulldogs who have now won four contests in a row.
Leading Orange Grove to victory were Linden Rodriguez and Diego Garza. Rodriguez threw for 104 yards and two touchdowns, while Garza rushed for 114 yards on only 13 carries. Gregg Carrillo also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Several Vaqueros players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Nicholas Luera, who rushed for 144 yards and a touchdown. Luera's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 116 rushing yards.
Orange Grove is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 34.7 points per game. As for San Diego, with the defeat, they broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-3.
Orange Grove will take on Llano at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Orange Grove is on a 11-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), Llano a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. San Diego does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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