Football Preview: Three Rivers Bulldogs vs. Santa Maria Cougars
Three Rivers is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Santa Maria is on a five-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Three Rivers Bulldogs will host the Santa Maria Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Three Rivers' defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They really took it to Kaufer for the full four quarters, racking up a 67-0 win. The Bulldogs pushed the score to 53-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Seahawks had no chance of recovering from.
Cody Sells was his usual excellent self, throwing for 115 yards and five touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes. Xavier Carranza got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Santa Maria took on Skidmore-Tynan on Friday. Santa Maria was the clear victor by a 38-16 margin over Skidmore-Tynan.
Santa Maria relied on the efforts of Daniel Martinez, who gained 186 total yards and two touchdowns, and Miguel Alaniz, who threw for 146 yards and four touchdowns. Martinez was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 51 yards.
Three Rivers' victory bumped their record up to 8-0. As for Santa Maria, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
Three Rivers strolled past Santa Maria in their previous matchup back in October of 2019 by a score of 28-13. Does Three Rivers have another victory up their sleeve, or will Santa Maria turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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