It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Turlock can now relate to. They came up short against the Oak Ridge Trojans on Friday, falling 26-0. The Bulldogs were red-hot offensively headed into the matchup (they scored no less than 31 points in the seven matches prior) but the Trojans' defense proved too tough.
A big part of Oak Ridge's victory came down to the chemistry between Joaquin Graves-Mercado and his top target Issac Pierce. Graves-Mercado threw for 160 yards and two touchdowns while Pierce picked up 74 receiving yards and a touchdown. What's more, Pierce also racked up 20 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in August.
Turlock moved to 9-4 with that defeat, which also ended their eight-game winning streak. As for Oak Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Turlock does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Oak Ridge, they will square off against Folsom at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Folsom will roll in looking for their 11th straight win, something Oak Ridge surely won't give up without a fight.
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