Grace suffered their biggest defeat since August 24, 2023 on Friday. They came up short against the Oak Park Eagles, falling 52-26. While losing is never fun, the Lancers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 501st, while the Eagles are ranked 232nd).
When it comes to explaining why Grace lost, don't look at Ethan Lasecla. Despite the final result, he rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, and also threw for 200 yards and a touchdown on only 16 passes. Lasecla's longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (138 yards to be exact) went to Alex Van, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Tillman Lovett was a one-man wrecking crew for Oak Park as he threw for 288 yards and five touchdowns while completing 74.1% of his passes. Nico Mastrippolito also helped out as he racked up 106 receiving yards.
Grace's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Oak Park, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Grace will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Glenn at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. After each having a week off, Oak Park and Moorpark will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. One thing working in Oak Park's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four matches.
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