After flying high against Napa last Friday, Petaluma came back down to earth. The Petaluma Trojans came up short against the American Canyon Wolves on Friday, falling 41-21. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 606th, while the Wolves are ranked 200th).
Although Petaluma took the loss, they still got scores from Jonah Crichton, Brody Stevens, and Evan Clarke.
Even though they lost, Petaluma was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 208 rushing yards in ten consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Andre Lopez was his usual excellent self, rushing for 139 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry for American Canyon. Lopez's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 101 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Petaluma dropped their record down to 3-5 with the loss, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for American Canyon, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 7-0.
Petaluma will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Tamalpais at 2:00 p.m. on November 2nd. Petaluma is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.2 points per game this season. As for American Canyon, they will take on Napa at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. American Canyon is facing Napa at the right time seeing as Napa is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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