Football Game Preview: Coalinga on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Sep 10, 2024, 7:42am

Football Preview: Coalinga Horned Toads vs. Sierra Pacific Golden Bears

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After two games on the road, Coalinga is heading back home. They will welcome the Sierra Pacific Golden Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Last Friday, Coalinga beat Templeton 21-14.

The critical scores for Coalinga came from Gavin Watson, Julius Borjas, and Dylan Teixeira. Noah Tasi was another key player, throwing for 206 yards and two touchdowns.

Coalinga wouldn't let Templeton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Coalinga can thank Greyson Hicks and Jd Reed for forcing both of them. Coalinga got some further help from Gracin Redding: he made eight total tackles (2.5 for loss) and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception.

Meanwhile, Sierra Pacific didn't have too much trouble with Corcoran at home on Friday as they won 41-27.

Coalinga's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Sierra Pacific, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.

Everything came up roses for Coalinga against Sierra Pacific in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 as the squad secured a 41-7 win. Will Coalinga repeat their success, or does Sierra Pacific have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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