Football Recap: Golden West Skates Past Mt. Whitney with Ease

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Previous Games

10/03/25 - Away	52-8 W
10/04/24 - Home	48-0 W
10/06/23 - Away	23-33 L
10/07/22 - Home	18-13 W
10/04/19 - Away	61-7 W
+ 4 more games

Golden West put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 52-8 victory over the Mt. Whitney Pioneers. The Trailblazers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 29 points or more this season.

Leading Golden West to victory were Jayden Najera and Bre Marroquin. Najera threw for 298 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt, while Marroquin rushed for 160 yards and a pair of TDs on only 13 carries. Najera is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in each of the last three games he's played. Cadillac Pina was another key player, picking up 105 receiving yards and a pair of scores.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Golden West proved: they limited Mt. Whitney to a paltry three yards per carry. The team can thank Naveen Sall for the heroic effort on defense: he. Golden West's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 4.33 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 5.87 on average over their last five games.

Golden West didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Adrian Huerta and Parker MacDonald. Golden West got some further help from Riley Collins: he picked up 1.5 sacks, forced one fumble, and made four total tackles (2.0 for loss).

Golden West's record is now 6-0. As for Mt. Whitney, they are on an 11-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.

Looking ahead, Golden West will challenge Porterville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Panthers' defense has only allowed 11.5 points per game this season, so the Trailblazers' offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Mt. Whitney, they will head out on the road to face off against El Diamante at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Pioneers will be up against the Miners' rather soft defense (which has allowed 53.5 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.