After flying high against Hemet last Friday, Hillcrest came back down to earth. The Trojans took a 33-27 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Poly Bears on Friday. The Trojans haven't had much luck with the Bears recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Reyez Ortiz
| 10/17/25 vs Poly | 148 |
| 10/10/25 @ Hemet | 109 |
| 10/03/25 vs Arlington | 142 |
| 09/18/25 @ Paloma Valley | 165 |
Reyez Ortiz and Matthew Ramos certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Ortiz rushed for 148 yards and one TD, while Ramos threw for 182 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes. Ortiz's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 109 rushing yards.
A big part of Poly's win came down to the chemistry between Marjok Gustafson and his top target Matt Henry. Gustafson threw for 228 yards and three TDs while completing 75% of his passes while Henry picked up 118 receiving yards and three scores. Gustafson's passing game has become a key predictor of Poly's success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 0-3 otherwise.
Hillcrest's loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-4. As for Poly, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-3.
Hillcrest didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 7-0 defeat against Rancho Christian on the 23rd. As for Poly, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Valley View at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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