Football Preview: Casa Grande Gauchos vs. Napa Grizzlies
The Casa Grande Gauchos will face off against the Napa Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Casa Grande has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 119 points over their last three matchups.
Casa Grande will head into Friday's match out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 21-point contest in their last game. They fell just short of San Marin by a score of 39-37. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (34), the Gauchos still had to take the loss.
Loss or not, Casa Grande got some senior leadership from Enzo Murray and Danny Mercado. Murray gained 130 total yards and four touchdowns, while Mercado threw for 271 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81.5% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Murray a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Napa was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 28-0 loss at the hands of Montgomery.
Casa Grande's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Napa, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything came up roses for Casa Grande against Napa in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 38-0 win. Does Casa Grande have another victory up their sleeve, or will Napa turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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