Poly scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They fell to the Rancho Christian Eagles 42-36. The Bears were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
Emiliano Villarreal was a one-man wrecking crew for Rancho Christian as he threw for 435 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.8 yards per attempt, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. With that strong performance, Villarreal is now averaging an impressive 339 passing yards per game. Will Ford helped Villarreal out on the ground, picking up 118 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 80 yards.
Poly dropped their record down to 1-6 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Rancho Christian, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1-1.
Poly will host Hillcrest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Rancho Christian, they will head out to take on Arlington at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Rancho Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.3 points per game this season.
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