Football Preview: Silverado Hawks vs. Adelanto Saints
Silverado has gone 8-2 against Adelanto recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Silverado Hawks are taking a road trip to square off against the Adelanto Saints at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Silverado has four straight wins, Adelanto has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Silverado didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Fortuna, but they still walked away with a 32-28 victory.
Jace Weiss continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 142 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 31 yards and two touchdowns. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Dallas Kincherlow was Weiss' top target, rushing for 165 yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Silverado was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Silverado wouldn't let Fortuna keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Silverado can thank Aumaurieon Bailey and Ezekiel Ascencio for forcing all of them.
Meanwhile, Adelanto fell victim to Granite Hills and their airtight defense on Thursday. They received a blow as they fell 14-0 to the Cougars.
Silverado's win ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-3. As for Adelanto, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Silverado came up short against Adelanto in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 30-22. Can Silverado avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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