Football Preview: McCollum Cowboys vs. Victoria West Warriors
The McCollum Cowboys will take on the Victoria West Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, McCollum blew past Ray, posting a 34-6 victory on the road. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 27-0.
Dominik Zapata continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 96 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Rodriguez, who punched in two rushing scores.
Meanwhile, Victoria West put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Jones 46-25. Considering the Warriors have won three contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Victoria West's win came down to the chemistry between Dominick Martinez and his top target Tristan Bernard. Martinez threw for 218 yards and three touchdowns while Bernard picked up 140 receiving yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Bernard is now averaging an impressive 104 receiving yards per game. Jojo Delagarza made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
The victory got McCollum back to even at 2-2. As for Victoria West, their win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. McCollum has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 180.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Victoria West struggles in that department as they've been averaging 163. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
McCollum was dealt a bruising 42-7 loss at the hands of Victoria West in their previous matchup back in September of 2015. Thankfully for McCollum, Gamarquis Girdy (who rushed for 48 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 151 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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