Grace unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell 45-34 to the Santa Paula Cardinals on Friday. The Lancers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cardinals apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2017.
Several Lancers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Landon Cooper, who picked up 195 receiving yards and three scores. Cooper was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 55 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of RIley Williams, who threw for 318 yards and three TDs while picking up 13.3 yards per attempt.
Santa Paula had a senior duo take command as Ryan Luna rushed for 197 yards and a pair of touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry and Sebastian Alcantar rushed for 137 yards and three scores while picking up 8.6 yards per carry.
Coming up, Grace will venture away from home to face off against Arrowhead Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Santa Paula, they will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against La Canada at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 935 yards in their previous games.
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