Football Preview: Foresthill Wildfires vs. Esparto Spartans
The Foresthill Wildfires will venture away from home to face off against the Esparto Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses dating back to last season for Foresthill and four for Esparto dating back to last season.
Foresthill will head into Friday's game ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Mira Loma on Friday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 25-point defeat they were dealt last Friday. Foresthill fell just short of Mira Loma by a score of 30-27. One positive for the Wildfires, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Esparto came up short against Los Molinos on Friday and fell 43-36.
Despite the loss, Esparto got top-tier performance from Jonathan Melendez, who rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. The dominant performance gave Melendez a new career-high in rushing yards.
Esparto's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Andre Thompson, Aaron Dabalos, and Armando Campos picked up one apiece.
Foresthill's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Esparto, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Foresthill lost to Esparto on the road by a decisive 54-35 margin in their previous matchup back in September of 2019. Thankfully for Foresthill, Sebastian Acevedo (who rushed for 172 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 245 yards and five touchdowns on only 16 passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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