Football Recap: Bullard Knights vs. San Joaquin Memorial Panthers
Bullard lost to San Joaquin Memorial back in October of 2023, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Friday. The Bullard Knights walked away with a 21-14 win over the San Joaquin Memorial Panthers. The victory was nothing new for the Knights as they're now sitting on three straight.
Tyler Franklin continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 181 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.2% of his passes, and also rushing for 33 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of Franklin's aerial production (114 yards to be exact) went to Israel Castaneda, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Despite the loss, San Joaquin Memorial still got an impressive performance from Colton Johnson, who threw for 242 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 90 yards on only 12 carries. The dominant performance gave Johnson a new career-high in rushing yards. Jayden Castro was Johnson's top target, picking up 88 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Bullard's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-3. As for San Joaquin Memorial, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-3.
Bullard will head out to take on Edison at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bullard is facing Edison at the right time seeing as Edison is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for San Joaquin Memorial, they will welcome Sanger at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Sanger is coming into the contest with three straight victories on the road, so San Joaquin Memorial will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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