Football Preview: Santa Rosa Panthers vs. Sonoma Valley Dragons
The Santa Rosa Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Sonoma Valley Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Santa Rosa is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Fremont: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Santa Rosa blew Fremont out of the water with a 49-0 final score. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Daniel Mills was a one-man wrecking crew for Santa Rosa as he rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Mills also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up two sacks and making five total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Santa Rosa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 345 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 180 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Santa Rosa's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. Mills was especially locked on to Fremont's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Sonoma Valley put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Justin-Siena 38-12.
Cayden Waldrop was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 62 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Hughes, who picked up 107 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Santa Rosa now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Sonoma Valley, their record now sits at 3-0.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. Santa Rosa has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 322.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Sonoma Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 148.7. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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