Football Preview: Aptos Mariners vs. Salinas Cowboys
The Aptos Mariners will square off against the Salinas Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Aptos will head into Friday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 28-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Palma on Friday. Aptos narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Palma 34-31.
Aptos' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ryan Solorio led the charge by rushing for 107 yards on only 11 carries. Those 107 rushing yards gave Solorio a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Aptos was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 396 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in 17 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Salinas had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They came out on top against the Dores by a score of 28-21. 28 seems to be a good number for the Cowboys as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Aptos now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Salinas, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Things could have been worse for Aptos, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 45-26 loss to Salinas in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Aptos have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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