Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Palos Verdes). They blew past the Lawndale Cardinals 34-0 on Friday. Given the Sea Kings' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 157th, while the Cardinals are ranked 546th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ryan Rakowski had a dynamite game for Palos Verdes, throwing for 304 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes, and also rushing for 30 yards and two touchdowns. Evan Aguirre was another key player, picking up 128 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Palos Verdes' defense and their 11 sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Josh Williams and Jace Demoss, who racked up 5.5 sacks between them. Weston Reis was another major factor on D, picking up 1.5 sacks, forcing a fumble, and making three total tackles.
The victory got Palos Verdes back to even at 4-4. As for Lawndale, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.
Palos Verdes has already played their next match, a 37-3 defeat against Inglewood on the 25th. As for Lawndale, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 41-13 loss against Culver City on the 25th.
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