The Portola Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the King/Drew Golden Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Portola comes in on four and King/Drew on five.
Last Friday, Portola didn't have too much trouble with El Rancho as they won 31-14.
Portola's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nash Luper led the charge by throwing for 165 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 passes. Timothy Grettenberg was in the mix too, providing Portola with two touchdowns.
Portola didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Joshua Whang and Maxwell Mapstone.
Meanwhile, King/Drew extended their postseason success on Saturday against Palisades. They were the clear victor by a 56-35 margin over the Dolphins. The result was nothing new for the Golden Eagles, who have now won eight contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Keenan Jackson and Jack Thomas. Jackson had a great game and threw for 237 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. Meanwhile, Thomas was balling out in the loss, throwing for 258 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 30 yards and a touchdown.
King/Drew was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 304 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 96.4 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 280.
King/Drew wouldn't let Palisades keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Jahmir Torres, Donavan Harris, and Roberto Salazar picked up one apiece. With that strong performance, Torres is now averaging an impressive 101.4 rushing yards per game.
King/Drew is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.9 points per game. As for Portola, they pushed their record up to 8-6 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
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