Football Preview: Temecula Valley Golden Bears vs. Santiago Sharks
The Temecula Valley Golden Bears will head out on the road to face off against the Santiago Sharks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Temecula Valley is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Temecula Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell just short of Murrieta Mesa by a score of 24-21 on Thursday.
Even if they lost, Temecula Valley's defense still kept up the pressure with five sacks. Murrieta Mesa's QB won't forget Noah Watkins anytime soon given he sacked him 2.5 times. Watkins also set a new season high mark in sacks with 2.5.
Meanwhile, Santiago lost to King at home by a 35-20 margin on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Sharks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 445th, while the Wolves are ranked 156th).
Although Santiago took the loss, they still got scores from Ryan Wilson, Austin Ellis, and Braylen Tanner.
Temecula Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Santiago, they dropped their record down to 1-5 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.
Temecula Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over Santiago in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 35-25. The rematch might be a little tougher for Temecula Valley since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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