Football Preview: Washington Union Panthers vs. Coalinga Horned Toads
The Washington Union Panthers will square off against the Coalinga Horned Toads at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Washington Union is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Kerman on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Washington Union took a blow against Kerman, falling 38-6. The Panthers were down 31-0 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Meanwhile, Coalinga put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Dos Palos , sneaking past 17-14. The 17-point effort marked the Horned Toads' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The critical scores for Coalinga came from Noah Tasi and Dylan Teixeira.
Coalinga's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB 5.5 times. Leading the way was Gracin Redding with two sacks. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 17.
Coalinga pushed their record up to 10-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 2.8 points per game. As for Washington Union, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season.
Washington Union came up short against Coalinga in their previous meeting back in September, falling 37-24. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Coalinga's Julius Borjas, who rushed for 149 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. Now that Washington Union knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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