San Rafael entered their contest against Sonoma Valley on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The San Rafael Bulldogs took a blow against the Sonoma Valley Dragons, falling 42-7. The Bulldogs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-0.
Despite the loss, San Rafael still got an impressive performance from Lachlan Royston, who threw for 192 yards and a touchdown.
San Rafael didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Rio Mclaughlin, Casey Earnest, and Cj Harter picked up one apiece. Mclaughlin also set a new season high mark in total tackles with four.
A big part of Sonoma Valley's win came down to the chemistry between Dalan Lopata and his top target Hudson Giarritta. Lopata threw for 290 yards and four touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes while Giarritta picked up 176 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Giarritta showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 57 yards. Sonoma Valley also got a significant boost from Cayden Waldrop, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 108 yards.
San Rafael's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Sonoma Valley, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 6-0.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. San Rafael will square off against Archie Williams at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. San Rafael is facing Archie Williams at the right time seeing as Archie Williams is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Sonoma Valley, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Novato at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
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