Football Preview: Yosemite Badgers vs. McFarland Cougars
On Thursday Yosemite will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to face off against the McFarland Cougars at 7:30 p.m.
Yosemite is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 41 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Riverdale on Friday. They were dealt a 43-12 loss at the hands of the Cowboys. The game marked the Badgers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, McFarland had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 37-24 victory over Parlier on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Cougars considering their six-point performance the match before.
Sebastian San Juan Concha was his usual excellent self, rushing for 188 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry. McFarland is 3-1 when San Juan Concha posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise. Jorge Hernandez-Galvan was another key player, rushing for 44 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: McFarland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 339 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Yosemite's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-3. As for McFarland, they pushed their record up to 3-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
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