The MVHS football team lost a league game against the Capuchino Mustangs 17-45 on Thursday, Oct. 24.
The game started well for the Spartans with senior running back Diego Ortega-Gerow scoring a rushing touchdown during the first drive of the game.
However, Capuchino responded with two touchdowns, before fumbling an MVHS punt away to the Spartans. Senior Viliami Sekona kicked the ball through the uprights to make the score 10-14. The Mustangs scored one more touchdown before halftime to increase their lead to 11 points.
The Spartan defense conceded two more touchdowns to the Mustangs before sophomore quarterback Ishan Devarapalli snuck into the endzone to cut the lead down to 17-38. The Mustangs scored one last touchdown at the end of the game, for a final score of 17-45.
MVHS has two games remaining in the season, an away matchup against Hillsdale, and the rivalry game against Los Altos to close the season.
