Football Preview: Coalinga Horned Toads vs. Avenal Buccaneers
Coalinga is 7-2 against Avenal since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Coalinga Horned Toads will be playing at home against the Avenal Buccaneers at 7:30 p.m. Coalinga is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Coalinga's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Firebaugh 36-0 at home. The Horned Toads might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 35 points or more this season.
Julius Borjas was his usual excellent self, rushing for 125 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 52 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Noah Tasi was another key player, throwing for 181 yards and two touchdowns.
Coalinga didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Masai Richard and Dylan Teixeira. Richard also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 13. Another thorn in Firebaugh's side was Jaden Pena, who picked up 0.5 sacks, made 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, a win for Avenal just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Dos Palos at home and fell 41-7. The Buccaneers have struggled against the Broncos recently, as their game on Friday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Coalinga pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Avenal, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Everything went Coalinga's way against Avenal when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Coalinga made off with a 24-0 win. Will Coalinga repeat their success, or does Avenal have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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