Mar Vista and West Hills squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Mar Vista had to settle for second. The matchup between them and the West Hills Wolf Pack wasn't particularly close, with the Mar Vista Mariners falling 33-15. The Mariners' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Mar Vista lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Peter Thomas, who rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 201 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Thomas a new career-high in rushing yards. 86 of Thomas' passing yards were hauled in by Benjamin Moya, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Joey Hamilton was a one-man wrecking crew for West Hills as he rushed for 100 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 108 yards on six of 12 attempts. West Hills is 3-1 when Hamilton posts 100 or more rushing yards, but 3-4 otherwise.
Mar Vista's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for West Hills, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-5.
As of now, neither Mar Vista nor West Hills have any future games scheduled.
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