When the lights shine the brightest, the Madera Coyotes came though with a 28-27 victory with a touchdown on fourth-and-25 over the Justin Garza Guardians.
The Coyotes pulled out the victory that was broadcast on Friday Night Rivals on KFRE-59 to finish the season 7-3, and 3-2 in the County/Metro Athletic Conference, their best overall record since the Alec Gamboa-led 2014 Coyotes.
Joel Arellano was 12-of-20 for 181 yards and three touchdowns. Izaak Lopez showed off his sure hands with a pair of touchdowns in his five receptions for 90 yards.