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Boys second preseason game shows lots of promise for new players
The weather was better then expected but still cool and wet and it seemed to affect the boys hands. Game got off to okay start but to many errant passes kept Taft from escaping out of their own territory allowing two early scores from Marist. An early high tackle from Jeremias Cruz saw Nathan Saba sub in at scrum half. The scrums looked powerful even getting a few steals but lineouts still need some work. Some communication breakdowns let two more easy scores for Marist on long runs. Our starters showed some great growth overall from week 1 to week 2 but their is more to do. The second half we made substitutions to give all our new players some time to run and learn. Gustavo Maldonado looked pretty strong in his second game out. Making his debut and some solid tackles was Manuel Valdez. Look to see great things as they learn more about the game. In the fresh/soph game there were a lot of players seeing the field for the first time. Overall not bad against a more experience side. Will be good to see how they grow and develop this year.