Football Game Preview: Garces Memorial Heads Out

By Team Reports Sep 11, 2024, 3:06am

Football Preview: Garces Memorial Rams vs. San Joaquin Memorial Panthers

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Garces Memorial is 1-8 against San Joaquin Memorial since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Garces Memorial Rams will face off against the San Joaquin Memorial Panthers at 7:30 p.m.

Garces Memorial is headed into Saturday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They had to suffer through a 45-7 loss at the hands of Moorpark. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 418th, while the Musketeers are ranked 101st).

Meanwhile, San Joaquin Memorial beat Castaic 21-10 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.

San Joaquin Memorial found their leader in underclassman Colton Johnson, who threw for 118 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 passes, and also rushed for 40 yards. Another player making a difference was David Bell, who gained 97 total yards and a touchdown.

Garces Memorial's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for San Joaquin Memorial, they now have a winning record of 2-1.

Garces Memorial suffered a grim 28-6 defeat to San Joaquin Memorial when the teams last played back in September of 2022. Can Garces Memorial avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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