If Tamalpais was riding high fresh off their 47-0 takedown of Justin-Siena last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Tamalpais Red Tailed Hawks fell 38-25 to the American Canyon Wolves on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Red Tailed Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 398th, while the Wolves are ranked 184th).
Several Red Tailed Hawks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Reed Edwards, who threw for 345 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.8 yards per attempt. Timo Ural also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Even if they lost, Tamalpais' defensive line still kept up the pressure with five sacks. John Welborn was especially locked on to American Canyon's QB and sacked him three times. Welborn also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 14. Tamalpais got some further help from Wyatt Leach: he made 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
It was another big night for Andre Lopez, who rushed for 215 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.0 yards per carry for American Canyon. Those 215 rushing yards gave Lopez a new career-high. Webster Burks was another key player, rushing for 68 yards and a touchdown.
Tamalpais dropped their record down to 1-5 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for American Canyon, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Tamalpais will face off against Redwood at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for American Canyon, they will challenge Justin-Siena at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. American Canyon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 48 points per game this season.
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