Football Preview: Porterville Panthers vs. Kerman Lions
Porterville is on a eight-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Kerman is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Porterville Panthers duke it out with the Kerman Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Porterville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 35-0 win over Monache. Considering the Panthers have won six matches by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Kerman has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 14.92 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Justin Garza 35-34.
Kerman can attribute much of their success to Julien Velez, who gained 204 total yards and three touchdowns, and Adrian Torres, who threw for 369 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.1% of his passes. What's more, Velez also racked up 114 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in September.
Porterville's victory bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Kerman, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.
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