The Lone Pine Golden Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the Orcutt Academy Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lone Pine is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Two weeks ago, Lone Pine strolled past Trona with points to spare, taking the game 58-42.
Lone Pine's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ralph Enriquez Jr., who threw for 199 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 37 yards. Enriquez Jr. has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Perfecto Valdez was another key rusher, rushing for 88 yards and three touchdowns.
Lone Pine didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Valdez and Noah Quezada.
Meanwhile, a victory for Orcutt Academy just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Santa Clara, falling 60-30.
Despite the loss, Orcutt Academy got top-tier performance from Joaquin Perez, who rushed for 243 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry. Those 243 rushing yards gave Perez a new career-high.
Even though they lost, Orcutt Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 316 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Orcutt Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Lone Pine, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
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