Football Preview: Patterson Tigers vs. Mountain House Mustangs
The Patterson Tigers will take on the Mountain House Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mountain House took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Patterson, who comes in off a win.
Patterson is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top in a nail-biter against East Union on Friday, sneaking past 53-50. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Tigers have posted since September 9, 2023.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Max Medina and Anthony Morales. Medina had a great game and threw for 265 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. Meanwhile, Morales was balling out in the loss, throwing for 201 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 44 yards.
Patterson's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Dasen Pettis, Romeo Manu, and Antonio Verdugo picked up one apiece. Manu also set a new season high mark in receiving yards with 109.
Meanwhile, Mountain House was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Sierra at home and fell 50-12. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 630th, while the Timberwolves are ranked 298th).
The victory got Patterson back to even at 3-3. As for Mountain House, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Patterson strolled past Mountain House in their previous matchup back in August of 2023 by a score of 35-21. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Mountain House's Amare Brooks, who rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also threw for 188 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Patterson to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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