Football Preview: Petaluma Trojans vs. American Canyon Wolves
Petaluma has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the American Canyon Wolves at 7:00 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Petaluma is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Napa 56-35 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Trojans have posted since October 20, 2023.
Meanwhile, American Canyon put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Justin-Siena, posting a 49-14 victory on the road. The Wolves might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 20 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Andre Lopez, who rushed for 201 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
American Canyon didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jamar Choyce Jr and Cole Gholar. Another thorn in Justin-Siena's side was Aleki Fale, who picked up a sack, forced three fumbles, and made six total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, American Canyon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 456 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 192 rushing yards in 13 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Petaluma's win bumped their record up to 3-4. As for American Canyon, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Petaluma took their win against American Canyon in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 56-32. In that matchup, Petaluma amassed a halftime lead of 28-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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