Football Preview: Santa Rosa Lions vs. Capitan Tigers
Santa Rosa has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. After each having a week off, they and the Capitan Tigers will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Santa Rosa's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against West Las Vegas last Friday. They were outmatched by the Dons on the road and fell 42-0. Having soared to a lofty 33 points in the game before, the Lions' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Capitan was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were dealt a 50-0 loss at the hands of Tularosa.
Santa Rosa now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Capitan, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Santa Rosa came up short against Capitan in their previous meeting back in November of 2017, falling 36-32. Thankfully for Santa Rosa, Stephen Ellison (who rushed for 273 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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