Football Preview: Weed Cougars vs. Los Molinos Bulldogs
Two dominant backs in Marcus Horton and Harrison Hamre are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Weed Cougars are on the road again on Friday to play the Los Molinos Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Weed is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.4 points per game this season.
Weed is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 16-14 win over Biggs. The victory was some much needed relief for the Cougars as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Logan Bowles was his usual excellent self, picking up 74 receiving yards and a touchdown. Weed also got a significant boost from Horton, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 91 yards.
Weed wouldn't let Biggs keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force six fumbles. Horton led the group effort, picking up three of those forced fumbles all by himself.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Los Molinos). They really took it to Modoc for the full four quarters, racking up a 68-37 win. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Bulldogs considering their seven-point performance the contest before.
Hamre continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 364 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his 13th straight game with at least 111 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Karson Fox, who picked up 116 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Los Molinos was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 520 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in 11 consecutive games.
Los Molinos didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jaydin Underwood and Hamre. Another thorn in Modoc's side was Wyatt Gillett, who made ten total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended two passes.
Los Molinos now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Weed, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Weed has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 249.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Los Molinos struggles in that department as they've been averaging 303.1. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Weed against Los Molinos in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 54-15 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Weed 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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