Football Preview: McKinleyville Panthers vs. Hoopa Valley Warriors
The McKinleyville Panthers will take on the Hoopa Valley Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. McKinleyville is looking for their season's first win.
McKinleyville's offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Ferndale on Friday. They were dealt a 56-0 loss at the hands of the Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 866th, while the Wildcats are ranked 326th).
Meanwhile, a victory for Hoopa Valley just wasn't in the cards on Saturday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Arcata at home and fell 41-6. The defeat continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost five in a row.
McKinleyville's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Hoopa Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
McKinleyville ended up a good deal behind Hoopa Valley when the teams last played back in October of 2023, losing 28-12. Can McKinleyville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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