St. Francis and Murrieta Mesa squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but St. Francis had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Murrieta Mesa Rams by a score of 31-28. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Golden Knights have suffered since September 6th.
Despite the loss, St. Francis still got an impressive performance from John Sanders, who threw for 360 yards and four touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (96 yards to be exact) went to Isaac Fajardo.
St. Francis didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brady Cofre and Shawn Sanders.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Murrieta Mesa to victory, but perhaps none more so than Trey Gamble Jr., who rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 143 yards and a touchdown on only 13 passes. The dominant performance gave Gamble Jr. a new career-high in rushing yards.
St. Francis moved to 5-8 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Murrieta Mesa, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-4.
St. Francis does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Murrieta Mesa, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 17-7 win against Glendora on the 30th.
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