Paloma Valley entered their game against Rancho Verde on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Paloma Valley Wildcats lost 34-12 to the Rancho Verde Mustangs. The defeat continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now lost five in a row.
Despite the loss, Paloma Valley had strong showings from Arthur Clemons, who picked up 62 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Colin Fleming Jr, who picked up 104 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Paloma Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brayden Munger and Treyvon Woingust. Cyrus Medina was another major factor on D, forcing two fumbles and making nine total tackles.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Brandon Gilliam and he. Gilliam gained 78 total yards and a touchdown while he gained 78 total yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave George Campbell a new career-high in rushing yards (93).
Paloma Valley's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-3. As for Rancho Verde, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-3.
Paloma Valley will square off against Vista del Lago at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Rancho Verde, they will face off against Liberty at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rancho Verde is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.4 points per game this season.
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