Football Preview: Cabrillo Conquistadores vs. Chowchilla Tribe
Two dominant signal callers in Blake Gregory and Davian Stephenson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Cabrillo Conquistadores are taking a road trip to face off against the Chowchilla Tribe at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cabrillo is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.2 points per game this season.
Things were looking good for Cabrillo after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They took a 40-21 bruising from Templeton. The Conquistadores have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Cabrillo's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Gregory, who threw for 233 yards and two touchdowns, and Jude Anderson, who picked up 169 receiving yards and a touchdown. Anderson really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 75 yards.
Meanwhile, Chowchilla had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35.8 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. Everything went their way against the Hawks as they made off with a 63-42 win. Considering the Tribe have won nine matchups by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Chowchilla can attribute much of their success to Stephenson, who rushed for 219 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per carry, and Travis Selby, who gained 258 total yards and three touchdowns. Stephenson is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last five games he's played. Dwayne Hemphill was in the mix too, providing Chowchilla with two touchdowns.
Chowchilla was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 466 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Chowchilla pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.3 points per game. As for Cabrillo, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Cabrillo has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 188.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Chowchilla struggles in that department as they've been averaging 321.5. It's looking like Friday's game 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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