Football Preview: Boron Bobcats vs. California City Ravens
The Boron Bobcats have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the California City Ravens at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Boron is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.4 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Boron was able to grind out a solid win over Rosamond, taking the game 26-16.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Andrew Gartica and Robert Evans. Gartica had a great game and gained 100 total yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Evans was balling out in the loss, rushing for 138 yards.
Boron wouldn't let Rosamond keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Boron can thank Ben Marlow and Jackson Shafer for forcing both of them. Shafer also made seven total tackles, which is notable because Boron is 2-1 when he posts at least three total tackles, but 2-3 otherwise.
Boron was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 209 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, California City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. The game between them and Kern Valley wasn't particularly close, with California City falling 21-6.
Boron pushed their record up to 4-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for California City, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Everything came up roses for Boron against California City when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 37-0 win. Does Boron have another victory up their sleeve, or will California City turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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