Valencia was the 45-18 winner over Santa Barbara when they last played one another back in August of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Valencia Vikings lost 47-23 to the Santa Barbara Dons on Friday.
Despite the loss, Valencia still got an impressive performance from Brian Bonner, who rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 80 receiving yards. Bonner got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 57 yards. Brady Bretthauer was another key player, having thrown for 275 yards and zerotouchdown.
Laird Finkel went supernova for Santa Barbara, throwing for 283 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 39 yards. Kai Mault was Finkel's top target, picking up 128 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Valencia's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-2. As for Santa Barbara, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
Valencia will head out to challenge Murrieta Mesa at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Valencia focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday. As for Santa Barbara, they will be playing at home against Dos Pueblos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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