Football Preview: Patterson Tigers vs. Sierra Timberwolves
The Patterson Tigers will head out to take on the Sierra Timberwolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Patterson has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 130 points over their last three games.
Last Friday, Patterson lost to Oakdale on the road by a 56-40 margin. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (37), the Tigers still had to take the loss.
Patterson's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Max Medina, who threw for 338 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and Coby Joseph, who rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Medina is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. A healthy portion of that aerial production (95 yards to be exact) went to Jace Johnson.
Even though they lost, Patterson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 234 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Sierra's good fortune finally ran out last Friday. They were outmatched by Manteca at home and fell 60-21. The match marked the Timberwolves' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Patterson's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Sierra, their loss dropped their record down to 5-2.
The upcoming matchup will be a clash of competing strengths. Patterson has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 274.5 passing yards per game. Sierra, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 193.7 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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