It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Hart can now relate to. They took a 47-34 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rancho Verde Mustangs on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Hawks of the 55-27 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2017.
Several Hawks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jacob Paisano, who threw for 324 yards and four touchdowns, and also punched in a rushing score. Parker Maxwell also helped out as he racked up 143 receiving yards.
Jimmy Cruz Jr continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Rancho Verde, rushing for 231 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. Cruz Jr was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 60 yards. George Campbell also helped out as he racked up 118 rushing yards.
Hart's defeat dropped their record down to 8-3. As for Rancho Verde, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Hart does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Rancho Verde has already played their next match, a 31-13 loss against Glendora on the 15th.
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