Football Preview: Santa Fe Chiefs vs. California Condors
The Santa Fe Chiefs will take on the California Condors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
California is facing Santa Fe at the wrong time: Santa Fe suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a hard 42-28 fall against the Colts. The Chiefs' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Devin Clark and Kwame Parrish. Parrish had a great game and rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Clark was balling out in the loss, rushing for 216 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry.
Even though they lost, Santa Fe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, California was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss dating back to last season. They lost to Los Altos on the road by a 41-26 margin. One positive for the Condors, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Despite the defeat, California had strong showings from Brian Padilla, who rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and Nick Coronado, who rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
California wouldn't let Los Altos keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. California can thank Marcus Ramirez and Frank Gallardo for forcing both of them.
Santa Fe's loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-2. As for California, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything came up roses for Santa Fe against California when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 37-0 victory. Does Santa Fe have another victory up their sleeve, or will California turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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