Football Preview: Porterville Panthers vs. Ridgeview Wolf Pack
The Porterville Panthers will square off against the Ridgeview Wolf Pack at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Porterville's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last nine matchups.
Last Thursday, Porterville humbled Monache with a 49-7 victory. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Marauders recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.
Ethan Enriquez
| 10/30/25 @ Monache | 19 |
| 10/24/25 @ Mt. Whitney | -9 |
| 10/10/25 vs Golden West | -2 |
| 09/26/25 @ Exeter | 3 |
| 09/18/25 vs Highland | -10 |
| 08/29/25 @ Chavez | 47 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Porterville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ethan Enriquez, who threw for 201 yards and three TDs while completing 76.5% of his passes. What's more, Enriquez racked up 19 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in August. Mark Salinas also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Porterville proved: they limited Monache to a paltry 1.8 yards per carry. The team can thank Christian Tapia for the heroic effort on defense: he. Porterville didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.1.
Porterville's defense didn't let the opposing QB, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. Tapia was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself. He has been hot recently, having also posted nine or more total tackles the last three times he's played. Bret Roberts got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Ridgeview played in-conference for the first time on Friday and got just the result they were looking for. They came out on top against Highland by a score of 28-21.
Porterville better keep an eye on Gunnar Cunningham. He was instrumental in Ridgeview's win, rushing for 196 yards and a pair of scores while picking up 9.8 yards per carry. Another player making a difference was Jordan Quiroz, who rushed for 53 yards and one TD.
Porterville's record is now 8-2. As for Ridgeview, their record now sits at 4-6.
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