Football Game Preview: Santa Rosa Academy Rangers vs. Pasadena Bulldogs

By Team Reports Nov 8, 2024, 5:29am

Football Preview: Santa Rosa Academy Rangers vs. Pasadena Bulldogs

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Santa Rosa Academy has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will square off against the Pasadena Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Santa Rosa Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past nine matchups -- so hopefully Pasadena likes a good challenge.

Santa Rosa Academy's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Thursday. They breezed by Silver Valley to the tune of 43-0. The Rangers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by 27 points or more this season.

Daniel Marlow continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 238 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes, while also punching in two touchdowns on the ground. Dominic Vicente-Thomas was another key player, picking up 90 receiving yards and two touchdowns.

Meanwhile, a victory for Pasadena just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Muir at home and fell 49-13. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 714th, while the Mustangs are ranked 164th).

Santa Rosa Academy's win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.2 points per game. As for Pasadena, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.

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