Football Preview: Justin Garza Guardians vs. Bakersfield Drillers
The Justin Garza Guardians are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they challenge the Bakersfield Drillers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Justin Garza is leaving town to face Bakersfield after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Justin Garza was beaten by Central 40-0 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Guardians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 188th, while the Grizzlies are ranked 35th).
Meanwhile, Bakersfield had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They blew past Edison 54-0 on the road on Friday. The Drillers pushed the score to 48-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Tigers had no chance of recovering from.
Brison Abbott was a one-man wrecking crew for Bakersfield as he rushed for 146 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Cavazos, who threw for 179 yards and two touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes.
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