Football Preview: Norco Cougars vs. South Hills Huskies
The Norco Cougars will square off against the South Hills Huskies at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Norco is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Ontario Christian as Norco made off with a 34-12 victory. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Cougars considering their six-point performance the matchup before.
Meanwhile, South Hills had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.8 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Patriots 27-0 at home. The result was nothing new for the Huskies, who have now won 11 matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
South Hills found their leader in underclassman HALEY RAMOS, who threw for 241 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards RAMOS has posted since back in September. A healthy portion of that aerial production (81 yards to be exact) went to HAILEY GALLEGOS.
South Hills didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of NADIA KENNEY and AVA VILLEGAS.
With the win, Norco broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 8-7. As for South Hills, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-9 record this season.
Everything went Norco's way against South Hills when the teams last played back in September, as Norco made off with a 42-20 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was GALLEGOS, who picked up 141 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Norco still be able to contain GALLEGOS? There's only one way to find out.
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