After flying high against Lynwood last Friday, Gahr came back down to earth. The Gahr Gladiators fell 43-35 to the Norwalk Lancers on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (31), the Gladiators still had to take the loss.
Gahr's loss came despite strong showings from Roman Acosta and Dylan Richburg. Acosta threw for 200 yards and two touchdowns, while Richburg gained 145 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Richburg a new career-high in rushing yards.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Diego Cerritos and he. Cerritos rushed for 178 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries while he rushed for 178 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack, made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Gahr now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Norwalk, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-1.
Gahr wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 55-6 victory against Compton Early College on the 18th. Norwalk has also already played their next game, a 49-12 win against Firebaugh on the 18th.
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