San Jacinto won the last time they faced Tahquitz, and things went their way on Friday too. The San Jacinto Tigers simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Tahquitz Titans 49-3 at home. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Titans are ranked 462nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jaylen Patterson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 105 yards and four touchdowns on only seven carries, while also throwing for 162 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 passes. Another player making a difference was Jomini Ransom, who rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: San Jacinto was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 200 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
One reason for the win was San Jacinto's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Jeremiah Brown.
San Jacinto pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Tahquitz, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-5.
San Jacinto will venture away from home to challenge Elsinore at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. San Jacinto is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32 points per game this season. As for Tahquitz, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Temescal Canyon at 7:30 p.m. on October 17th.
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