Rancho Verde scored the most points they've had all season on Thursday, but it wasn't enough. They lost 55-35 to the San Jacinto Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 228th, while the Tigers are ranked 59th).
Despite the loss, Rancho Verde still got an impressive performance from C.J. Thompson, who threw for 287 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt.
Leading San Jacinto to victory were Jomini Ransom and Jaylen Patterson. Ransom rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, while Patterson threw for 210 yards and two touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (89 yards to be exact) went to Jordan Bernard, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
This is the second loss in a row for Rancho Verde and nudges their season record down to 1-3. As for San Jacinto, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Rancho Verde will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Tahquitz at 7:00 p.m. on September 27th. As for San Jacinto, they will face off against Cajon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,000 yards in their previous games.
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