Football Preview: La Joya Community Fighting Lobos vs. Sierra Linda Bulldogs
La Joya Community is 4-0 against Sierra Linda since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. After each having a week off, both will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, La Joya Community finally turned things around against Coolidge last Friday. They snuck past the Bears with a 12-6 win.
The critical scores for La Joya Community came from Christian Otterbridge and Bryce Johnson.
La Joya Community didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Nasir Smith and Omarie Sibley.
Meanwhile, a victory for Sierra Linda just wasn't in the cards last Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 44-7 loss at the hands of Gila Ridge.
Joe Pearson put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 72 yards.
La Joya Community's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-5. As for Sierra Linda, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-5.
La Joya Community strolled past Sierra Linda in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 36-22. The rematch might be a little tougher for La Joya Community since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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