Football Game Preview: Barstow Aztecs vs. Sutter Huskies + How To Watch

The Barstow Aztecs will square off against the Sutter Huskies at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Barstow sitting on 11 straight wins and Sutter on four.

Barstow is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They pulled ahead with a 13-12 photo finish over Immanuel. The score was all tied up 6-6 at the break, but the Aztecs were the better team in the second half.

Nicholas Gaoa continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 151 yards and one score on only 14 carries. His longest rush was for an incredible 72 yards.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Barstow proved: they limited Immanuel to a paltry 3.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Degan Cardenas for the heroic effort on defense: he. Barstow didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged ten.

Barstow's defense didn't let Vincent Rosander, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. Quentin Hunter refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5 sacks all by himself. Barstow got some further help from Cardenas: he made 19 total tackles (1.5 for loss).

Ferndale typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Sutter proved too difficult a challenge. They took down the Wildcats 21-7.

Barstow better focus on containing Braden Scritchfield and Gary Bicknell as the pair were huge in Sutter's win. Scritchfield rushed for 65 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while Bicknell gained 94 total yards. What's more, Bicknell racked up 52 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in September.

Barstow's record now sits at 11-3. As for Sutter, their record is now 13-1.

Friday's game might be decided on the ground. Barstow has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 208.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Sutter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 330.6 rushing yards. There's a good chance Friday's contest turns into a tough fight on the ground. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.