Football Preview: Roseville Tigers vs. Placer Hillmen
The Roseville Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Placer Hillmen at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Roseville will head out to face Placer after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Roseville was just a hair shy of victory and fell 29-28 to Yuba City. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Placer put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Del Campo on the road to the tune of 42-7. Given the Hillmen's advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 108th, while the Cougars are ranked 330th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Baylor Kelley was his usual excellent self, rushing for 231 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, while also catching a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 68 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Placer was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 358 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Roseville's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Placer, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Roseville was able to grind out a solid victory over Placer when the teams last played back in August of 2023, winning 34-27. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Kelley, who rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Roseville still be able to contain Kelley? There's only one way to find out.
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