Football Preview: Central Valley Falcons vs. Lassen Grizzlies
Central Valley is 1-9 against Lassen since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Central Valley Falcons will venture away from home to square off against the Lassen Grizzlies at 7:30 p.m.
Central Valley is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Friday. They came up short against Anderson, falling 28-6.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lassen). They took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 64-27 victory over Yreka. The win was familiar territory for the Grizzlies who have now won five matches in a row.
Dowan Stephens continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 179 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. Lassen also got help from Elijah Palmer, who showed off his sure hands for 100 receiving yards.
Lassen was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 446 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in 19 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Lassen wouldn't let Yreka keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lassen can thank Terrin Hanson and Palmer for forcing both of them.
Lassen's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Central Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Central Valley was taken down by Lassen 41-6 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lassen's Dathen Moore, who rushed for 149 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries. Now that Central Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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