Football Preview: Fontana Steelers vs. Norte Vista Braves
The Fontana Steelers are taking a road trip to challenge the Norte Vista Braves at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Fontana's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Indian Springs 30-0 at home. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Steelers just coasted through the last quarter.
Fontana's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Gio Villapando and Ryan Elizalde. Villapando also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making four total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging two interceptions.
Meanwhile, Norte Vista made easy work of Arroyo Valley on Friday and carried off a 38-14 victory. Given the Braves' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 220th, while the Hawks are ranked 684th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Norte Vista relied on the efforts of Seth Bolender, who threw for 231 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes, and Dreadie Allain, who rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
The win made it two in a row for Fontana and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Norte Vista, their record is now 2-0.
Fontana was taken down by Norte Vista 49-16 in their previous meeting back in September of 2015. Thankfully for Fontana, Freddie Holly (who rushed for 242 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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