Silver Creek was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of the Monarch Coyotes by a score of 33-31. Even if the Raptors couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their offense, which had struggled int the games prior.
When it comes to explaining why Silver Creek lost, don't look at Nolan Gaccetta. Despite the final result, he rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 185 yards and a touchdown on only 15 passes.
Even though they lost, Silver Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Riley Montemayor was a one-man wrecking crew for Monarch as he threw for 194 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground.
Silver Creek's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Monarch, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 8-2.
Silver Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Monarch has already played their next game, a 28-7 victory against Bear Creek on the 9th.
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