Football Recap: Petaluma Drops Season-High Score on Napa

By Team Reports Oct 15, 2024, 9:56pm

Football Recap: Petaluma Trojans vs. Napa Grizzlies

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Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Petaluma). Everything went their way against the Napa Grizzlies on Friday as the Petaluma Trojans made off with a 56-35 victory. With that win, the Trojans brought their scoring average up to 28.1 points per game.

Petaluma's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jonah Crichton, who rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also picked up 38 receiving yards. Brody Stevens was another key rusher, gaining 90 total yards and two touchdowns.

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Petaluma was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 348 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 226 rushing yards in nine consecutive matchups dating back to last season.

Petaluma's record is now 3-4. As for Napa, they are on a 12-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Petaluma will challenge American Canyon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in American Canyon's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Napa, they will square off against Redwood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

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