Palo Alto and Aptos squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Palo Alto had to settle for second. They took a 49-35 bruising from the Aptos Mariners. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (33), the Vikings still had to take the loss.
Several Vikings players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Justin Fung, who threw for 265 yards and three touchdowns. Jake Wang was Fung's top target, picking up 156 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Ryan Solorio went supernova for Aptos, rushing for 89 yards on only nine carries, while also throwing for 71 yards and a touchdown while completing 80% of his passes.
Palo Alto has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-6 record this season. As for Aptos, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season.
Palo Alto does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Aptos, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Carmel at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Carmel will roll in looking for their 13th straight victory, something Aptos surely won't give up without a fight.
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