Football Preview: North Stars vs. Arvin Bears
The North Stars's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Arvin Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully North focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up five two weeks ago.
Two weeks ago, North was beaten by Bakersfield 52-17. While losing is never fun, the Stars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 480th, while the Drillers are ranked 82nd).
Even though they lost, North was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 162 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Arvin was just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 20-19 to West.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Abran Gonzales, who picked up 71 receiving yards and a touchdown. Xzavier Brooks also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 109 receiving yards.
North now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Arvin, they now also have a losing record at 2-3.
North took their win against Arvin when the teams last played back in September of 2021 by a conclusive 41-21. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Arvin's Jonathan Moreno, who rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for North to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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