Football Preview: Fredericksburg Billies vs. Pleasanton Eagles
The Fredericksburg Billies will face off against the Pleasanton Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Fredericksburg lost to Davenport on the road by a 35-17 margin. The defeat continues a trend for the Billies in their matchups with the Wolves: they've now lost three in a row.
Fredericksburg's loss came about despite a quality game from Brooks Immel, who rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 96 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Immel a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pleasanton). They took their matchup at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 63-12 win over John F. Kennedy. The victory was some much needed relief for the Eagles as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Pleasanton had a senior duo take command as Erik Coronado rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries and Cade Segura threw for 116 yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, Coronado is now averaging an impressive 104.3 rushing yards per game. Aiden Rich was Segura's top target, picking up 38 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pleasanton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Pleasanton didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Keeton Diaz, Daniel Coronado, and Evan Guardiola picked up one apiece.
Fredericksburg's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Pleasanton, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Fredericksburg was able to grind out a solid victory over Pleasanton in their previous meeting back in November of 2021, winning 28-20. Does Fredericksburg have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pleasanton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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