Football Preview: San Diego Vaqueros vs. Bishop Badgers
San Diego is 8-1 against Bishop since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The San Diego Vaqueros will look to defend their home field against the Bishop Badgers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with San Diego sitting on three straight victories and Bishop on four.
Last Friday, San Diego got the win against Raymondville by a conclusive 38-13. Considering the Vaqueros have won four matches by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
San Diego found their leader in underclassman Nicholas Luera, who rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns. Luera's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 116 rushing yards dating back to last season. Jayden Lozano was another key player, throwing for 167 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 passes.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bishop). They took their matchup at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 63-0 win over Progreso. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
San Diego is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Bishop, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
San Diego beat Bishop 28-21 in their previous matchup back in October of 2021. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Bishop's Isaiah Rodriguez, who rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for San Diego to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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