Placer and Twelve Bridges squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Placer had to settle for second. They took a blow against the Twelve Bridges Raging Rhinos, falling 43-7. The Hillmen were red-hot offensively headed into the matchup (they scored no less than 31 points in the 11 matches prior) but the Raging Rhinos' defense proved too tough.
Rian Miller threw for 173 yards and a touchdown on only ten passes.
Merrick Azzarello was his top target, picking up 87 receiving yards. On the ground,
Shaun Jones rushed for 50 yards.
Braeden Ward continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Twelve Bridges, rushing for 287 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. Those 287 rushing yards gave Ward a new career-high. Connor Flaherty was another major influence, as he rushed for 53 yards and ran in a TD.
Placer moved to 9-3 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Twelve Bridges, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 12-0.
Placer does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Twelve Bridges, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 55-7 victory against Patterson on the 29th.
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