The Santa Fe Chiefs will be playing at home against the Grand Terrace Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Santa Fe is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.8 points per game this season.
Santa Fe is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest loss since October 5, 2023 on Friday. They were dealt a 49-7 defeat at the hands of La Serna. The loss continues a trend for the Chiefs in their matchups with the Lancers: they've now lost six in a row.
Santa Fe might have lost, but man, Devin Clark was a machine: he rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown. Clark showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 61 yards.
Meanwhile, Grand Terrace waltzed into their contest last Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 33-21 win over the Fighting Scots.
It was another big night for Exzavior Oliver, who rushed for 237 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.2 yards per carry. Darryl Mcguire was another key player, rushing for 72 yards and two touchdowns.
Grand Terrace was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 332 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 97.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 248.2.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Grand Terrace's defense and their three sacks. Ramses Munoz was especially locked on to Rim of the World's QB and sacked him twice.
Grand Terrace has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-6 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 31.6 points per game. As for Santa Fe, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 7-3 record.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Santa Fe has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 234.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Grand Terrace struggles in that department as they've been averaging 181.1. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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