Fall River has gone 8-2 against Modoc recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Fall River Bulldogs will take on the Modoc Braves at 7:30 p.m.
On September 6th, Fall River took a blow against Ferndale, falling 46-14. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 874th, while the Wildcats are ranked 342nd).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Modoc, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They came out on top against Portola by a score of 31-20 on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Braves needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Lewis Crumwell had a dynamite game for Modoc, rushing for 143 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Modoc also got a significant boost from Sutton Cockrell, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 97 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Modoc was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 253 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Fall River's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Modoc, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Things could have been worse for Fall River, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 34-20 loss to Modoc when the teams last played back in August. Can Fall River avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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