Football Preview: Calexico Bulldogs vs. Central Spartans
On Friday Calexico will have to hit the road after five straight games at home. They will venture away from home to take on the Central Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Calexico hasn't scored more than six points for three games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
Calexico is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Imperial on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Calexico was beaten by Imperial 48-6. 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 584th, while the Tigers are ranked 208th).
Calexico wouldn't let Imperial keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Marcel Vidal was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Central). They took their game at home on Thursday with ease, bagging a 51-6 win over Southwest EC. The result was nothing new for the Spartans, who have now won four matches by 20 points or more so far this season.
Calexico's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Central, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
Calexico was taken down by Central 34-7 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Central's Emiliano Morales, who picked up 143 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Calexico knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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