Laguna Blanca unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They were beaten by the Orcutt Academy Spartans 38-8 on Saturday. The Owls were not able to make up for their defeat to the Spartans from their previous meeting back in October of 2024.
Ezekiel Johnson was nothing short of spectacular for Orcutt Academy: he rushed for 252 yards and five scores on only nine carries. Johnson's longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Laguna Blanca will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Trona at 1:00 p.m. on the 13th. As for Orcutt Academy, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 54-18 victory against Malibu on the 5th.
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