If Santa Maria was feeling good fresh off their 38-16 takedown of Skidmore-Tynan last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Santa Maria Cougars were outmatched by the Three Rivers Bulldogs on the road and fell 60-28. The defeat continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost six in a row.
Despite the loss, Santa Maria still got an impressive performance from Daniel Martinez, who rushed for 335 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.5 yards per carry. Those 335 rushing yards gave Martinez a new career-high.
Even though they lost, Santa Maria was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 402 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
It was another big night for Cody Sells, who rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 240 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81% of his passes for Three Rivers.
Santa Maria's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-2. As for Three Rivers, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Santa Maria will challenge Premont at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Santa Maria is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40.4 points per game this season. As for Three Rivers, they will square off against Refugio at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Refugio knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past nine contests -- so hopefully Three Rivers likes a good challenge.
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