It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Rodriguez had no problem doing just that on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Chavez Titans 30-28. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 139th, while the Titans are ranked 426th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Rodriguez came from Jermaine Missouri, Malachi Wroten, Jordan Woods, and Keylen Highbaugh.
Rodriguez was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 207 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 162 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Despite the loss, Chavez still got an impressive performance from Loyal Easter, who rushed for 71 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 86 receiving yards and a touchdown. Easter showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 51 yards.
Rodriguez pushed their record up to 11-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.8 points per game. As for Chavez, with the loss, they broke their eight-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-3.
Rodriguez will take on Manteca at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Manteca will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Rodriguez surely won't give up without a fight. Chavez does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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