Football Game Preview: Temecula Valley Golden Bears vs. Great Oak Wolfpack + How To Watch

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Previous Games

10/25/24 - Home	22-28 L
10/26/23 - Away	21-49 L
10/27/22 - Home	17-10 W
10/28/21 - Away	16-0 W
04/16/21 - Home	34-7 W
+ 5 more games

Temecula Valley and Great Oak are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Golden Bears will challenge the Wolfpack at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Temecula Valley has given up an average of 26.2 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

On Friday, Temecula Valley came up short against King and fell 47-39. While the Golden Bears had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Wolves 22-7.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Great Oak). Everything went their way against Santiago on Friday as they made off with a 50-24 victory. With the Wolfpack ahead 38-17 at the half, the contest was all but over already.

A big part of Great Oak's win came down to the chemistry between Trent Lux and his top target Matthew Crowson. Lux threw for 288 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.4% of his passes while Crowson gained 120 total yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Crowson a new career-high in receiving yards (116). Logan Messier also helped out as he racked up 107 receiving yards.

Great Oak was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 315 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

One reason for the win was Great Oak's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Ezra Hardy, Christian Stevens, and Elliot Gulban, who each picked up one sack apiece.

Great Oak is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 42.3 points over those games. As for Temecula Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.

Temecula Valley came up short against Great Oak when the teams last played back in October of 2024, falling 28-22. Can the Golden Bears avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.