Football Preview: Orange Grove Bulldogs vs. San Diego Vaqueros
The Orange Grove Bulldogs will face off against the San Diego Vaqueros at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Orange Grove sitting on three straight wins and San Diego on six.
Last Friday, Orange Grove made easy work of London and carried off a 44-19 victory. That's two games straight that the Bulldogs have won by exactly 25 points.
Orange Grove can attribute much of their success to Diego Garza, who rushed for 155 yards and two touchdowns, and Linden Rodriguez, who rushed for 55 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Garza is now averaging an impressive 100.9 rushing yards per game.
Orange Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 236 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 162 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, San Diego didn't have too much trouble with Lyford on Friday as they won 36-19.
It was another big night for Nicholas Luera, who rushed for 253 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.7 yards per carry. Those 253 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Orange Grove is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.2 points per game. As for San Diego, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Orange Grove has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 218.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like San Diego struggles in that department as they've been averaging 224.9. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Orange Grove didn't have too much breathing room in their match against San Diego in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 29-25 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was San Diego's Jayden Lozano, who threw for 259 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 47 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Orange Grove still be able to contain Lozano? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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