Football Preview: Caruthers Blue Raiders vs. Chowchilla Tribe
The Caruthers Blue Raiders will host the Chowchilla Tribe at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Caruthers has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with nine straight defeats, while Chowchilla will come in with five straight victories.
Caruthers will head into Friday's game ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played on October 4th but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed last Friday was a bit more commanding. They came up short against Mission College Prep, falling 34-14.
Meanwhile, Chowchilla took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 54-20 win over Minarets. The result was nothing new for the Tribe, who have now won seven matches by 20 points or more so far this season.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Davian Stephenson and Torin Wolf. Stephenson had a great game and rushed for 96 yards and five touchdowns on only 11 carries. Meanwhile, Wolf was balling out in the loss, rushing for 55 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, while also throwing for 190 yards on 23 of 36 attempts.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Chowchilla was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 390 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 167 rushing yards in 14 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Chowchilla wouldn't let Minarets keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Chowchilla can thank Alejandro Molina and Mister Mitchell for forcing both of them. Molina is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Caruthers' defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Chowchilla, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.
Caruthers and Chowchilla were almost perfectly matched up in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but Caruthers suffered an agonizing 32-31 loss. Will Caruthers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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