Tamalpais came into Saturday's matchup looking for another win against Petaluma, but Ryan Landry wouldn't allow it. The Petaluma Trojans snuck past the Tamalpais Red Tailed Hawks with a 32-27 victory on Saturday thanks in part to Landry, who rushed for 62 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 62 yards and a touchdown. He has become a key player for Petaluma: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-4 otherwise.
Landry was just one part of a punishing run game: Petaluma was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 203 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 203 rushing yards in 11 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Several Red Tailed Hawks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ethan Koo, who rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. Koo also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making four total tackles. Reed Edwards was another key signal caller, throwing for 202 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes.
Petaluma has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 31.8 points per game. As for Tamalpais, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-7.
Petaluma has already played their next contest, a 61-36 defeat against Casa Grande on the 9th. As for Tamalpais, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 26-14 win against Napa on the 9th.
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