Football Preview: Coalinga Horned Toads vs. Washington Union Panthers
The Coalinga Horned Toads will head out on the road to take on the Washington Union Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Coalinga is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Coalinga's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed two weeks ago. They claimed a resounding 35-0 victory over Sierra Pacific at home. Given the Horned Toads' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 291st, while the Golden Bears are ranked 673rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Coalinga's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Noah Tasi led the charge by throwing for 224 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. 104 of those passing yards were hauled in by Gavin Watson, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, Washington Union won a game that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Dinuba 25-24.
Washington Union wouldn't let Dinuba keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force five fumbles. Joseph Stevenson led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself. Kristopher Maldonado also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven. Miguel Molina was another major factor on D, making 16 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Coalinga's record is now 4-0. As for Washington Union, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Coalinga and Washington Union were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in September of 2023, but Coalinga came up empty-handed after a 21-20 defeat. Can Coalinga avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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