Football Preview: Central Catholic Raiders vs. Turlock Bulldogs
The Central Catholic Raiders will challenge the Turlock Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Turlock is hoping to do what Sierra couldn't last Friday: put an end to Central Catholic's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Central Catholic blew past Sierra 47-14. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 41-7.
Joey Alcutt continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 189 yards and three touchdowns. His longest rush was for an incredible 85 yards. Another player making a difference was Joseph Stewart, who picked up 139 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Central Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 373 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 236.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 284.2.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Turlock rose to the challenge on Friday. They breezed by the Cardinals to the tune of 48-12. The win was nothing new for the Bulldogs as they're now sitting on seven straight.
A big part of Turlock's victory came down to the chemistry between Scout Silva and his top target Jr. Silva. Scout threw for 170 yards and three touchdowns while Jr. picked up 154 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Jr.'s receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 122 receiving yards.
Turlock's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.5 points. As for Central Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
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