Football Preview: Buena Park Coyotes vs. Portola Bulldogs
The Buena Park Coyotes and the Portola Bulldogs will meet in a canine-themed contest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Buena Park is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.3 points per game this season.
Buena Park is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Pacifica just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 45-38 to the Mariners. Despite 161 more yards than the Mariners, the Coyotes couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Nicholas Zamora, who picked up 169 receiving yards and two touchdowns. His receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 120 receiving yards dating back to last season. Another rusher making a difference was Lynnden Hodge, who rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Portola on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 31-6 margin over University. The victory was nothing new for the Bulldogs as they're now sitting on three straight.
Timothy Grettenberg was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 214 yards and four touchdowns. Those 214 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Backing up that air attack was Diego Reyna, who rushed for 106 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Portola was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 380 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 75.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last four games they've averaged 221.7.
Buena Park's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-4. As for Portola, their win bumped their record up to 3-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Buena Park has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 430 total yards per game. It's a different story for Portola, though, as they've been averaging only 222.6. Will Buena Park be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will Portola flip the script? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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