Football Preview: Cabrillo Conquistadores vs. Taft Wildcats
The Cabrillo Conquistadores will venture away from home to challenge the Taft Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Cabrillo will be strutting in after a victory while Taft will be coming in after a loss.
Cabrillo will bounce into Friday's game after beating Lompoc, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Cabrillo blew past Lompoc 48-25 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Conquistadores.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cabrillo to victory, but perhaps none more so than Andre Brisco, who rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 56 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Brisco a new career-high in rushing yards. Another passer making a difference was Blake Gregory, who threw for 258 yards and four touchdowns while completing 82.4% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cabrillo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 178 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Taft scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They fell 29-18 to Arvin. The Wildcats gained 88 more yards on the day, but it was the Bears that made the best use of them.
Taft wouldn't let Arvin keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Isaiah Lopez was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Cabrillo now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Taft, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Friday's contest might be decided in the trenches. Cabrillo has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 202.7 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Taft, though, as they've been averaging only 90. How will they fare against such a dominant running game? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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