St. Helena has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Kelseyville Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully St. Helena focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
St. Helena will bounce into Friday's match after beating Fort Bragg, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. St. Helena walked away with a 16-6 win over Fort Bragg.
The critical scores for St. Helena came from Sam Beck and Jhony Covarrubias.
Meanwhile, Kelseyville came tearing into Friday's matchup with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.2 points) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Cardinals with a sharp 40-14 victory. Considering the Knights have won six games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Kyle Watkins and Brock Barrick were among the main playmakers for Kelseyville as the former gained 242 total yards and three touchdowns and the latter rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Watkins really tore up the turf during one magnificent 85-yard run.
Kelseyville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 380 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests.
St. Helena's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3. As for Kelseyville, their record is now 8-1.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. St. Helena has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 192.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Kelseyville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 280.2. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
St. Helena skirted past Kelseyville 17-14 in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Helena since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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