Football Preview: Baldwin Park Braves vs. Portola Bulldogs
The Baldwin Park Braves will head out to square off against the Portola Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Baldwin Park is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 28-21 win over Big Bear. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Braves.
Jake Garcia was his usual excellent self, throwing for 266 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 45 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Portola beat Santa Paula 14-10 on Friday.
Portola can attribute much of their success to Timothy Grettenberg, who rushed for 126 yards on only 14 carries.
Another reason for the win was Portola's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Leading the way was Adam Nofal with two.
Portola is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-6 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.1 points per game. As for Baldwin Park, their record now sits at 7-5.
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