Football Preview: Santa Rosa Lions vs. Robertson Cardinals
Santa Rosa is 2-7 against Robertson since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Santa Rosa Lions will host the Robertson Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Santa Rosa took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They took down Jal 37-20.
Meanwhile, Robertson never let their opponents score on Saturday. They claimed a resounding 49-0 win over Cobre on the road. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cardinals.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Jesse James Gonzalez and his top target George Smith. Gonzalez threw for 204 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes while Smith gained 118 total yards and four touchdowns. Gonzalez got the majority of those yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible61 yards.
Santa Rosa pushed their record up to 1-1 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Robertson, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Santa Rosa came out on top in a nail-biter against Robertson in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 27-24. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Gonzalez, who rushed for 160 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also threw for 102 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Santa Rosa still be able to contain Gonzalez? There's only one way to find out.
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