Football Preview: George West Longhorns vs. Santa Rosa Warriors
The George West Longhorns will venture away from home to square off against the Santa Rosa Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. George West is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
George West's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Banquete 62-0 at home. The result was nothing new for the Longhorns, who have now won four matches by 23 points or more so far this season.
Teagan Collins had an outrageously good game as he threw for 215 yards and four touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Davian Zuniga helped Collins out on the ground, picking up 110 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
George West wouldn't let Banquete keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Dylan Thomisee was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 12.
Meanwhile, Santa Rosa's undefeated season came to an end after six games on Friday. They took a 28-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of Taft. The Warriors have struggled against the Greyhounds recently, as their game on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Jj Anaya, who rushed for 113 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Santa Rosa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 161 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
George West's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Santa Rosa, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-1.
George West came up short against Santa Rosa in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 27-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Anaya, who rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. Now that George West knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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