Football Preview: South San Francisco Warriors vs. Sequoia Ravens
South San Francisco has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Sequoia Ravens at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
South San Francisco is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Gunderson 28-7. Considering the Warriors have won four matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sequoia). They took their match on Friday with ease, bagging a 33-6 win over Gunn. Sequoia's victory was all the more impressive since the Titans were averaging only 5.82 points allowed on the season.
Sequoia had a senior duo take command as Jordan Crockett V rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.0 yards per carry and Shawn Royer threw for 121 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 passes. Crockett V is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 109 every time he's taken the field this season.
Sequoia didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Mario Fausto and Randy Nunez. Fausto also made six total tackles, which is notable because Sequoia is 5-2 when he posts at least three total tackles, but 1-3 otherwise. Sequoia got some further help from Mosese Tangitau: he picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Sequoia is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.6 points per game. As for South San Francisco, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2.
South San Francisco was dealt a bruising 50-6 defeat at the hands of Sequoia when the teams last played back in April of 2021. Thankfully for South San Francisco, Jaymason Howard (who rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown on only five carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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