Football Preview: Fall River Bulldogs vs. Modoc Braves
Fall River is 8-2 against Modoc since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Fall River Bulldogs will take on the Modoc Braves at 7:30 p.m.
On September 6th, Fall River took a blow against Ferndale, falling 46-14. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 874th, while the Wildcats are ranked 342nd).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Modoc, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They walked away with a 31-20 win over Portola on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Braves needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Lewis Crumwell had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 143 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Backing up that air attack was Sutton Cockrell, who rushed for 97 yards and a rushing touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Modoc was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 253 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Fall River's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Modoc, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Fall River lost to Modoc on the road by a decisive 34-20 margin in their previous meeting back in August. Can Fall River avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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