Football Preview: Willows Honkers vs. Gridley Bulldogs
The Willows Honkers will head out on the road to face off against the Gridley Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Willows is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Willows' offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against East Nicolaus on Friday. They were outmatched by the Spartans on the road and fell 43-0.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gridley). They blew past Paradise, posting a 41-0 win on the road. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Gus Stogsdill continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 220 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, while also throwing for 41 yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an incredible 78 yards. Another player making a difference was Luis Murillo, who rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Gridley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 365 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Willows' loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Gridley, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Willows was taken down by Gridley 43-7 in their previous meeting back in September of 2017. Thankfully for Willows, Jace Villapania (who rushed for 152 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 72 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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