Football Recap: Portola Bulldogs vs. King/Drew Golden Eagles
Portola extended their postseason success on Friday against King/Drew. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, they made off with a 35-34 win over the King/Drew Golden Eagles. The victory was nothing new for the Bulldogs as they're now sitting on five straight.
Timothy Grettenberg had a dynamite game for Portola, rushing for 166 yards and four touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Grettenberg has posted since back in October.
Portola was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
When it comes to explaining why King/Drew lost, don't look at Keenan Jackson. Despite the final result, he threw for 325 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. Jackson has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. 89 of Jackson's passing yards were hauled in by Roberto Salazar.
Portola is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 26.9 points per game. As for King/Drew, they moved to 10-5 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
Portola will square off against Arcata at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Portola will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last. King/Drew does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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