Despite a strong season so far, La Quinta has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They fell to the Anaheim Colonists 34-28. The Aztecs lost against the Colonists in their previous head to head back in August of 2019, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 42-14 score last time.
Several Aztecs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jakson Clark, who threw for 210 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes. Cooper Starnes helped Clark out on the ground, rushing for 150 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.5 yards per carry.
Jason Garrett was a one-man wrecking crew for Anaheim as he rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also threw for 128 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Garrett a new career-high in rushing yards. 81 of Garrett's passing yards were hauled in by Armando Torres, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
La Quinta's defeat dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Anaheim, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-2.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. La Quinta will be playing at home against Saddleback at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Saddleback is coming into the matchup with three straight victories on the road, so La Quinta will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Anaheim, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Miller at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Anaheim's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three contests.
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