After flying high against Vacaville Christian last Friday, Golden Sierra came back down to earth. The match between the Golden Sierra Grizzlies and the Mesa Verde Mavericks wasn't particularly close, with the Golden Sierra Grizzlies falling 34-20. The Grizzlies gained 93 more yards on the day, but it was the Mavericks that made the best use of them.
Golden Sierra lost on Friday despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Gavin Miller, who rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns. Miller is becoming a predictor of Golden Sierra's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Cody Mccoard, who gained 120 total yards and a touchdown.
Fred Robinson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Mesa Verde, rushing for 150 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. That's the most rushing yards Robinson has posted since back in August.
Golden Sierra's loss was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Mesa Verde, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Golden Sierra will venture away from home to take on Rio Vista at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Golden Sierra is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36 points per game this season. As for Mesa Verde, they will head out on the road to square off against Lindhurst at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lindhurst will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Mesa Verde surely won't give up without a fight.
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