The Madera South Stallions's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Hoover Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Last Friday, Madera South had to suffer through a 49-7 loss at the hands of Madera. The Stallions haven't had much luck with the Coyotes recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Meanwhile, Hoover was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a blow against Bullard, falling 70-13. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 779th, while the Knights are ranked 262nd).
Hoover's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Keon Hill, who picked up 143 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Justin Brewington, who threw for 263 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt. Hill torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 80 yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (82 yards to be exact) also went to Pamir Oliver, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Madera South now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Hoover, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Madera South came up short against Hoover in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 38-27. Can Madera South avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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