Football Preview: Santee Falcons vs. Venice Gondoliers
The Santee Falcons are taking a road trip to challenge the Venice Gondoliers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 37-7, which was the final score in Santee's tilt against South East on Friday. The Falcons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Even if they lost, Santee's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. In that department, Valente Zuniga was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, Venice was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were dealt a 55-7 defeat at the hands of Narbonne. While losing is never fun, the Gondoliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 729th, while the Gauchos are ranked 189th).
Santee's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Venice, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 0-3.
Friday's game might be decided in the trenches. Santee has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 212.8 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Venice, though, as they've been averaging only 55. How will they fare against such a dominant running game? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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