Football Preview: Norte Vista Braves vs. Serrano Diamondbacks
Two dominant backs in Dreadie Allain and Trevor Mcsween are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Norte Vista Braves will head out to square off against the Serrano Diamondbacks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Norte Vista is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.8 points per game this season.
Norte Vista's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Jurupa Valley 35-0. Considering the Braves have won four matches by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Among those leading the charge was Seth Bolender, who rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 121 yards on only six passes. Those 75 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Allain was another key player, rushing for 66 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Norte Vista was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 314 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 161 rushing yards in ten consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Serrano entered their contest against Apple Valley on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Serrano was outmatched by Apple Valley at home and fell 35-0. While losing is never fun, the Diamondbacks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 282nd, while the Sun Devils are ranked 97th).
Norte Vista's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.8 points per game. As for Serrano, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Norte Vista has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 269.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Serrano struggles in that department as they've been averaging 209. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Norte Vista suffered a grim 24-0 defeat to Serrano when the teams last played back in November of 2014. Can Norte Vista avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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