El Camino College defeated the Bakersfield College football team 31-7 on Oct. 29, locking up the team’s worst season dating back to 2002, when the Renegades finished 4-6.
The Warriors showed their might from the get-go, and running back Jarrad Shaw took the opening kickoff 92 yards for the touchdown. After that, they never let up.
BC went seven straight quarters without an offensive point, with their last points coming in their Oct. 15 loss to sixth-ranked Allan Hancock.
The Warriors were just over four minutes from shutting out the Renegades, before BC managed to score on a 16-yard connection between wide out Brandon Hobdy and quarterback Brian Duboski.
Hobdy continued his consistent play, catching eight passes for 78 yards, scoring the team’s only touchdown.
Running back Jalen Sykes, who has been the most productive offensive weapon for the Renegades all year, was held in check by ECC gaining just 31 net yards on 14 carries.
Duboski passed the ball 42 times, completing just 19 for 197 yards, with his lone touchdown coming at the end of the game when the win was out of reach.
“I definitely left a lot of plays on the field,” Duboski said. “And when you do that, you’re letting your team down.”
Despite his unexceptional play in the team’s defeat, Duboski still thinks that his team is behind him and ready to take his lead.
“No matter what happens, we’re all in this together.”
Jeff Chudy, the team’s head coach, said that although Duboski didn’t have his best performance, that it was far from his fault.
“He’s part of it, but he’s just one guy,” he said.
Duboski was pressured consistently throughout the game by the Warriors’ defensive line, and was sacked five times.
The team falls to 3-5, which is their worst record through eight games since that 2002 campaign.
The team’s rush defense was stout, holding the Warriors to 57 yards on the ground, a 1.8 average. But BC failed to capitalize on it, and finished the game with just six rushing yards.
The team will be playing at home this Saturday at Memorial Stadium against Cerritos College in what will be homecoming and the team’s last home game.
Cerritos is 5-3 so far this year, and is 3-0 in National Northern Conference play, having defeating ECC 42-21 on Oct. 22, and 17th-ranked College of the Canyons 48-42 Oct. 29.