It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Justin Garza can now relate to. They were just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 35-34 to the Kerman Lions. The Guardians have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Justin Garza still got an impressive performance from Bohden Smith, who rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also picked up 57 receiving yards and a touchdown. Smith's longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Lee Williams was in the mix too, providing Justin Garza with three touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Justin Garza was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 239 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 201 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Kerman was led to victory by Julien Velez and Adrian Torres. Velez gained 204 total yards and three touchdowns, while Torres threw for 369 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.1% of his passes. What's more, Velez also racked up 114 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in September.
Justin Garza's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Kerman, they pushed their record up to 10-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Justin Garza does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Kerman, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Kerman Lions challenge the Porterville Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Porterville will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Kerman surely won't give up without a fight.
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