Despite losing their last three games in a row, two of which were decided by three points or less, the Raiders seemed primed to break out and get a win.
Playing in Griffin Stadium against Pasadena the Raiders knew that they would need a complete team effort in order to get the job done and that’s exactly what happened.
“In all facets of the game we executed,” said wide-receiver Cody Tuttle. “We did our jobs and played together as a team.”
After a failed fourth down conversion by the Raiders, Pasadena got on the board by means of a 65-yard touchdown pass to give them a 7-0 lead over Moorpark. Over the next few series both teams traded turnovers on downs.
With just over 40 seconds remaining in the second quarter quarterback Nick Davis found wide-receiver Jalin Burrell for a 33-yard score to even the game at 7.The scoring play capped off an impressive 6-play 80-yard drive by the Raiders.
Coming out of halftime tied, the Raiders knew what they had to do in order to seal a win and that was continue to play aggressive defense. Moorpark added a field goal in the third quarter and lead 10-7 heading into the fourth and final quarter. With six minutes left to play in regulation, wide receiver Cody Tuttle caught a 7-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Zach LaBar to give the Raiders a 17-7 lead.
Pasadena added a field goal and a late touchdown to even the score at 17 and send the game into overtime. In the overtime period wide-receiver Nick Loftin ran the ball into the end-zone for a 15-yard score to seal the Moorpark victory.
Quarterback Nick Davis lead the way by throwing for 244 yards and a touchdown while his counterpart Zach LaBar threw for 82 yards and a touchdown. Nick Davis also lead the way running the ball by rushing for 98 on 11 attempts.
Wide-receiver Keiwan Miller lead the Raiders threw the passing game and stacked up 84 yards on six catches. Jalin Burrell had 62 yards and a touchdown and Cody Tuttle added 45 yards and a touchdown to improve to six touchdowns on the season.
Yet the offense for Moorpark wasn’t the only reason they won as the defense played a huge role in the victory and were acknowledged for it.
“Our defense played their hearts out,” said wide-receiver Cody Tuttle. “They did a great job.”
With the win Moorpark improves its record to 2-5 and will look to keep improving on not only this win but the season as a whole.
“Theres always room to improve and we’re going to go back on film Monday and find a lot of things that we could do better. That’s what being a good team is all about,” said wide-receiver Cody Tuttle. “All in all it was a great win and I’m proud to be part of this team.”
Moorpark, (2-5), will looked to make it two wins in a row on Saturday November 1 when they travel to play Cerritos College. Their next and final home game of the season will take place on Saturday November 8 when they take on College of the Canyons.
