Grace unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They took a 45-34 hit to the loss column at the hands of 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 touchdowns. 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.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Ryan Luna and Sebastian Alcantar. Luna rushed for 197 yards and a pair of scores while picking up 8.6 yards per carry while Alcantar rushed for 137 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry. Those 197 rushing yards gave Luna a new career-high.
Looking ahead, Grace is packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will challenge Arrowhead Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Santa Paula, they will square off 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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