Football Preview: Orland Trojans vs. Corning Cardinals
After two games on the road, Orland is heading back home. They will host the Corning Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Orland is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their match on Friday with ease, bagging a 62-6 victory over Oroville. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Trojans considering their seven-point performance the game before.
Meanwhile, Corning had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They claimed a resounding 42-14 win over the Thunderbirds. With the Cardinals ahead 29-7 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Blake Ward was a one-man wrecking crew for Corning as he rushed for 86 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Corning is undefeated when Ward posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaleb Flournoy, who rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Corning was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 281 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 281 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Corning didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Manuel Rodriguez and Kanon Gregorio.
Orland's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Corning, they pushed their record up to 4-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Everything came up roses for Orland against Corning in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 55-25 victory. Does Orland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Corning turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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