Football Preview: Santa Rosa Warriors vs. Banquete Bulldogs
The Santa Rosa Warriors's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Banquete Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Santa Rosa's defense has only allowed 6.2 points per game this season, so Banquete's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Thursday, everything went Santa Rosa's way against Porter as Santa Rosa made off with a 27-7 win. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 20 points or more this season.
Santa Rosa's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Riley Fonseca, who rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and Carlos Medrano, who rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Medrano got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 63 yards.
Santa Rosa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 224 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 45 points the game before, Banquete was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They took a blow against Ingleside, falling 58-6.
Banquete's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Logan Blanchard and Blas Villarreal.
Santa Rosa's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Banquete, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Santa Rosa didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Banquete in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 16-12 win. Does Santa Rosa have another victory up their sleeve, or will Banquete turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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