Despite a strong season so far, South has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They fell just short of the Tehachapi Warriors by a score of 24-21 on Friday. Despite 71 more yards than the Warriors, the Spartans couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Despite the loss, South still got an impressive performance from Josh Encinas, who threw for 217 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 72 yards on only eight carries. Gyrell Hasley was in the mix as well, providing South with two touchdowns.
Andrew Aguirre was his usual excellent self, rushing for 110 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries for Tehachapi. The dominant performance gave Aguirre a new career-high in rushing yards.
South's defeat dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Tehachapi, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 8-2.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. South will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Dos Palos at 7:00 p.m. South is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.3 points per game this season. As for Tehachapi, they will head out to square off against Sunnyside at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Sunnyside's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last six matchups.
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