Football Game Preview: Sanger Apaches vs. San Joaquin Memorial Panthers + Official Tickets

Sanger and San Joaquin Memorial are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2015, but not for long. The Apaches will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Sanger will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.

Sanger is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down Madera 46-28 on Friday.

Kendale McGrew

Rushing Yards (Career)

10/24/25 @ Madera	227
10/04/24 vs Bullard	158
10/17/25 vs Edison	157
11/01/24 @ San Joaquin Memorial	144
08/28/25 @ Hanford	141

Kendale McGrew produced another solid effort rushing for 227 yards and three scores while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. Those 227 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Sanger was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 398 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

Sanger's defense stepped up as well, laying out Elias Mena four times. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Miguel Salazar, Leo Quiroz, and Ghasyia Rogers, who each picked up one sack apiece. Salazar was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 13 total tackles (4.0 for loss).

Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last four matchups, San Joaquin Memorial finally came back down to earth on Friday. They lost 35-9 to Bullard. The contest marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Sanger is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 27.2 points over those games. As for San Joaquin Memorial, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.

Everything came up roses for Sanger against San Joaquin Memorial when the teams last played back in November of 2024, as the team secured a 59-21 win. In that contest, the Apaches amassed a halftime lead of 49-14, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.