Football Preview: Soquel Knights vs. Hollister Haybalers
The Soquel Knights will head out to take on the Hollister Haybalers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Hollister is hoping to do what Palma couldn't on Friday: put an end to Soquel's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Soquel enjoyed a cozy 32-14 victory over Palma. The Knights pushed the score to 32-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Chieftains cut but never quite recovered from.
Tyreis Lundy was a one-man wrecking crew for Soquel as he rushed for 170 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. That's the most rushing yards Lundy has posted since back in November of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Soquel was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 262 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Palma only rushed for 147.
Meanwhile, Hollister waltzed into their game last Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Mariners as they made off with a 35-14 win. The Haybalers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Soquel now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Hollister, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Soquel didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Hollister in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 14-10 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Soquel since the squad 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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