Two dominant backs in Brody Stevens and Ronan Curley are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Petaluma Trojans will challenge the Casa Grande Gauchos at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Casa Grande took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Petaluma, who comes in off a win.
Petaluma took a loss when they played away from home back in October, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They strolled past Tamalpais with points to spare, taking the game 42-25.
Aidan Wirtz continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 171 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Petaluma also got a significant boost from Jonah Crichton, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 95 yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Petaluma was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 485 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Brody Stevens
| 09/05/25 @ Santa Rosa | 3 |
| 10/31/25 vs Tamalpais | 2 |
| 10/03/25 vs Justin-Siena | 2 |
| 08/29/25 @ Montgomery | 2 |
| 10/17/25 @ American Canyon | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
Petaluma didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Mario Dassow, Stevens, and William Hale picked up one apiece. Stevens also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Petaluma is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Casa Grande's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They were dealt a 48-7 loss at the hands of American Canyon. Having soared to a lofty 34 points in the game before, the Gauchos couldn't push the score so high this time.
Petaluma has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.8 points over those games. As for Casa Grande, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
Petaluma suffered a grim 61-36 defeat to Casa Grande when the teams last played back in November of 2024. Thankfully for the Trojans, Danny Mercado (who threw for 319 yards and five TDs while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 40 yards and a pair of scores) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
