South Gate was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 34-20 bruising from the Huntington Park Spartans. The Rams lost against the Spartans in their previous head to head back in October of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 40-0 score last time.
South Gate lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Nicholas Fonseca, who picked up 200 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Gonzalez, who threw for 234 yards and two touchdowns.
Diego Garcia continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Huntington Park, rushing for 208 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per carry. Garcia is becoming a predictor of Huntington Park's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
South Gate's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Huntington Park, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-2.
South Gate wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 42-36 defeat against Roosevelt on the 1st. Huntington Park has also already played their next match, a 42-26 loss against Bell on the 1st.
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