Football Preview: Moorpark Musketeers vs. Buena Bulldogs
The Moorpark Musketeers are taking a road trip to square off against the Buena Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Moorpark knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Buena likes a good challenge.
Moorpark's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Royal, posting a 41-0 win. Considering the Musketeers have won five games by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Luke Eldridge continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 187 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes, and also rushing for 35 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Buena didn't have quite enough to beat Oxnard on Friday and fell 35-33. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Buena might have lost, but man, Jaxon Roberts was a machine: he rushed for 100 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, and also picked up 49 receiving yards and a touchdown. Roberts got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 60 yards. Tyler Hoff was another key player, gaining 162 total yards and a touchdown.
Moorpark pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Buena, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Moorpark has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 174.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Buena struggles in that department as they've been averaging 150.3. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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