Football Game Preview: Santa Rosa Academy Rangers vs. Saddleback Roadrunners + Official Tickets

Two dominant signal callers in Jacob Goode and Andre Scott are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Santa Rosa Academy Rangers will take on the Saddleback Roadrunners at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Santa Rosa Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 35-21 victory over Heritage. 35 seems to be a good number for the Rangers as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.

Santa Rosa Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Aaron Quesada and Tyler Quaintance. Quaintance got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.

Meanwhile, Saddleback waltzed into their contest on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They came within four points of losing the streak, but they secured a 21-17 W against the Pirates.

The critical scores for Saddleback came from Scott, Andrik Valenzuela, and Andrew Alvarez.

On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Saddleback's defense and their seven sacks. That dominant display was truly a team effort as seven different players picked up one apiece.

Saddleback's victory bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Santa Rosa Academy, their win bumped their record up to an identical 9-2.

Friday's game might be decided in the trenches. Santa Rosa Academy has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 202.3 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Saddleback, though, as they've been averaging only 69.4 rushing yards. How will they fare against such a dominant running game? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.