Renegades quarterback Logan Kilgore (10 of 14 passing for 294 yards) threw for touchdowns of 28, 80, 31, and 88 yards.
“I would have to see the film, I don’t know why things were so open for them,” Glendale Coach John Rome said. “We normally do such a good job of preparation. We didn’t seem to have quite the same spark, but I hate to put that on us. I know our defense has played consistently all year. I hope this is just one aberration.”
After a 65-yard punt return by Vincent Van Horn set up the Renegades’ first possession of the game at the Vaqueros’ 28-yard line, Kilgore connected with Will Randle for a wide-open touchdown on the first play from scrimmage with 2:50 elapsed in the first quarter.
It took Bakersfield just two plays to reach the end zone on its next drive, with Nathan Stevens beating a fallen defender for an 80-yard score from Kilgore at the 6:18 mark.
The offense’s struggles to score were more familiar, as the Vaqueros have now scored just 28 points over their current four-game losing streak.
It was the second time this season that Glendale has been held without an offensive touchdown. The first was in a 10-7 win over Riverside College on Sept. 19, in which linebacker Kalii Robinson’s fumble return was the difference maker.
But whereas the Vaqueros’ offense was stymied as a whole that night, it certainly wasn’t an inability to move the ball down the field that hampered Glendale on Saturday.
The Vaqueros outgained the Renegades in total offensive yards, 443-433, and got production from quarterback Steve Miller (20 of 37 passing for 300 yards), but turned the ball over four times and went 0 for five in red-zone opportunities.
