After flying high against Dinuba last Friday, Sanger came back down to earth. The game between the Sanger Apaches and the Hanford Bullpups wasn't particularly close, with the Sanger Apaches falling 50-34. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Apaches of the 38-31 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August of 2019.
Despite the loss, Sanger still got an impressive performance from Arion Ciano, who threw for 223 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 30 yards. Bryson Baker was Ciano's top target, picking up 139 receiving yards, while also rushing for 33 yards.
Baker wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Sanger was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 216 rushing yards in 14 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Daniel Gomez had an outrageously good game for Hanford as he threw for 345 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. With that strong performance, Gomez is now averaging an impressive 3.5 passing touchdowns per game. Jc Turner was Gomez's top target, picking up 119 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Sanger's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1. As for Hanford, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Sanger will be playing in front of their home fans against Clovis East at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Hanford, their road trip will continue as they head out to face St. Joseph at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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