Lancaster Baptist fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Lone Pine on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 44-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lone Pine Golden Eagles. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Eagles of the 48-46 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2021.
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ethan Cox, who picked up 93 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Cox continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Lancaster Baptist also got a significant boost from Marcos De Paula Rosa, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 103 yards.
Lone Pine was led to victory by Ralph Enriquez Jr. and Perfecto Valdez. Enriquez Jr. threw for 152 yards and four touchdowns, while Valdez gained 172 total yards and two touchdowns. What's more, Valdez also racked up 130 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in September of 2023. Josiah Garcia was Enriquez Jr.'s top target, picking up 45 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
The defeat snapped Lancaster Baptist's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-1 record. As for Lone Pine, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-2.
Lancaster Baptist wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 65-41 loss against Faith Baptist on the 4th. As for Lone Pine, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory against Frazier Mountain on the 5th.
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