Football Preview: Linden Lions vs. Calaveras Red Hawks
Linden is on a five-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Calaveras is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Linden Lions will host the Calaveras Red Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Linden knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Calaveras likes a good challenge.
Linden is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Riverbank 77-3 on the road on Friday. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 35 points or more this season.
Matthew Schallberger continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 277 yards and four touchdowns on perfect 7-for-7 passing, while also punching in a rushing score. He has been hot recently, having posted four or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Landen Ly was another key player, rushing for 78 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
Linden wouldn't let Riverbank keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Linden can thank Dax Weber and Braden Busalacchi for forcing both of them. Linden got some further help from Gavin Davis: he made ten total tackles and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Calaveras won against Summerville on October 4th with 35 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Calaveras enjoyed a cozy 35-20 win over Big Valley Christian.
Linden's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Calaveras, their win bumped their record up to an identical 7-1.
Linden was dealt a bruising 49-0 loss at the hands of Calaveras in their previous meeting back in November of 2017. Will Linden have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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