Football Preview: California City Ravens vs. Boron Bobcats
The California City Ravens will venture away from home to challenge the Boron Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. California City is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
Last Friday, California City ended up a good deal behind Kern Valley and lost 21-6.
Meanwhile, Boron beat Rosamond 26-16 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bobcats.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Boron to victory, but perhaps none more so than Andrew Gartica, who picked up 51 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown. Isaiah Morgan was in the mix too, providing Boron with a touchdown.
Boron wouldn't let Rosamond keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Boron can thank Ben Marlow and Jackson Shafer for forcing both of them. Shafer also made seven total tackles, which is notable because Boron is 2-1 when he posts at least three total tackles, but 2-3 otherwise.
Boron was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 209 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.
California City's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Boron, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
California City took a serious blow against Boron in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 37-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gartica, who rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also picked up 65 receiving yards. Now that California City knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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