Friday just wasn't the day for Natomas's offense. They took a blow against the Sutter Huskies on Friday, falling 53-0. While losing is never fun, the Nighthawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 716th, while the Huskies are ranked 266th).
Jaylen Melvin threw for 39 yards on six of 16 attempts.
Antonio Contreras Jr was his top target, picking up 42 receiving yards. On the ground,
EJ Rose made four total tackles.
Marcus Meras continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Sutter, rushing for 164 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. That's the most rushing yards Meras has posted since back in September of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominic Souza, who rushed for 62 yards and two touchdowns.
Natomas now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Sutter, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 8-1.
Natomas will square off against Dixon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Sutter, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Casa Roble at 7:15 p.m. on November 1st.
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