It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact McFarland can now relate to. They fell 27-21 to the Mira Monte Lions on Friday. The Cougars gained 112 more yards on the day, but it was the Lions that made the best use of them.
Despite the loss, McFarland still got an impressive performance from Malachi Davis, who rushed for 85 yards and one TD, and also threw for 250 yards on 21 of 33 attempts. Another player making a difference was Julian Barajas, who picked up 97 receiving yards and one score.
Nathan Gonzales produced another solid performance rushing for 181 yards for Mira Monte. Gonzales' rushing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his 20th straight game with at least 100 rushing yards dating back to last season.
McFarland is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-5. As for Mira Monte, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
McFarland does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mira Monte, they are taking a road trip to take on Foothill at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Gonzales and Andrew Trevino.
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