If Fontana was feeling good off their 30-0 takedown of Indian Springs last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Fontana Steelers took a 36-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Norte Vista Braves on Thursday. The Steelers have struggled against the Braves recently, as their match on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Fontana had strong showings from Christian Perez, who rushed for 215 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.8 yards per carry, and Ruben Camacho, who rushed for 121 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. Perez's longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Even though they lost, Fontana was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 342 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Dreadie Allain had a dynamite game for Norte Vista, rushing for 125 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Allain's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 101 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Lee White, who rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Having lost for the first time this season, Fontana fell to 2-1. As for Norte Vista, their win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0.
Fontana will square off against Ontario at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Norte Vista, they will head out to take on Great Oak at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Norte Vista's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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