The University Trojans will square off against the Garden Grove Argonauts at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. University will be strutting in after a victory while Garden Grove will be coming in after a loss.
University took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They walked away with a 13-6 win over Estancia.
University wouldn't let Estancia keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Maxson Encheff led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself.
Meanwhile, Garden Grove was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Gahr by a score of 14-12.
Despite the loss, Garden Grove got top-tier performance from Quentin Pacelli, who rushed for 153 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.7 yards per carry.
University's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Garden Grove, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
University suffered a grim 35-14 defeat to Garden Grove in their previous meeting back in October of 2014. Thankfully for University, Jordan Antunez (who rushed for 186 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry, and also picked up 36 receiving yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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