Football Preview: Pacheco Panthers vs. Johansen Vikings
The Pacheco Panthers will venture away from home to square off against the Johansen Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pacheco will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Pacheco is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Central Valley 42-14 at home. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Pacheco can attribute much of their success to Aidan Pikas, who rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and Jacob Sanchez, who rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. Peyton Mosley was another key player, picking up 51 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Johansen was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 25-20 to Ceres.
Pacheco's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-2. As for Johansen, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Pacheco couldn't quite finish off Johansen when the teams last played back in September of 2023 and fell 28-26. Thankfully for Pacheco, Tek Garcia (who rushed for 315 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.2 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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