Football Preview: Central Valley Hawks vs. Modesto Panthers
The Central Valley Hawks will venture away from home to face off against the Modesto Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Central Valley's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Hughson last Friday. They took a blow against the Huskies, falling 42-0. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 595th, while the Huskies are ranked 152nd).
Meanwhile, Modesto ended up a good deal behind Sierra on Friday and lost 62-48. The Panthers have struggled against the Timberwolves recently, as their contest on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Even though they lost, Modesto was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Central Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Modesto, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Everything went Central Valley's way against Modesto when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Central Valley made off with a 42-20 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Central Valley since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
