Three weeks after a flash flood hit the River City, there is suddenly a drought in Sacramento.

Apparently, the flood may have damaged the scoreboard in Hornet Stadium, as well. Sacramento State football failed to score any points for the second-straight game.

Fans ushered into Hornet Stadium Saturday night excited to witness Sac State trade blows with Portland State at Homecoming. As their team was shut out for the second consecutive week, the only fireworks the Hornet faithful witnessed were at halftime.

“We all gotta get better out there — coaches, players — we all have to get better,” head coach Steve Mooshagian said. “It’s a group effort, plain and simple. We have to get better.”

Sac State has struggled to manufacture points in the recent past. After the shut out against Northern Arizona last week and a scoreless second half against UC Davis, it has now been 10 quarters since a Sac State player has seen the end zone.

The Hornets rank last in scoring and total offense in the Big Sky conference.

On Saturday, the Vikings were prepared and stopped the Hornets from even reaching the red zone until late in the fourth quarter.

Led by senior defensive end Chuck Jones’ seven tackles, two sacks and a blocked punt, the Viking front four pressured the line of scrimmage. This allowed Portland State linebackers and secondary to drop into strong coverage.

The Hornets offensive line was unable to hold up again this week, giving up seven sacks for the second-straight game. The Hornets have now given up a conference high 26 sacks in five games.

‘They had good (defensive) linemen that got a lot of pressure,” senior quarterback Ryan Leadingham said. “They dropped a lot into coverage and I was holding the ball.”

‘It wasn’t a matter of guys not being able to get open. You need to give the quarterback some time to throw the football,” Mooshagian said.

Hornet quarterbacks felt the pressure of the Viking front four all night. Leadingham and his relief, junior Brad Tredway, were sacked a combined seven times for a net loss of 40 yards.

Leadingham completed 10 of 22 passes with only 78 yards before he was relieved early in the fourth quarter by Tredway. Tredway could not crack the Viking defense completing only five passes on 16 attempts with 65 yards.

The Hornets produced 232 total offensive yards, but could not seem to keep their composure and sustain drives.

“We moved the football better than a week ago but every time we got close, we shot ourselves in the foot,” Mooshagian said.

It’s not just the passing game that has become anemic lately; the rushing attack has been non-existent, too.

The Hornets have only two rushing touchdowns this year, which is last in the conference, and they are second to last in rushing yards per game with 81.4. Only Idaho State has a worse average, 74.8.

Those rushing numbers have been even worse in the last two games with the Hornets netting an average of 48 yards per game.

“There’s not one phase of the offense that you can point the finger at,” Mooshagian said.