The Corning Cardinals will be playing at home against the Gridley Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Corning will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
Corning is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Orland on Friday. Corning lost 34-14 to Orland. The loss continues a trend for the Cardinals in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now lost four in a row.
Although Corning took the loss, they still got scores from Blake Ward and Kaleb Flournoy.
Gridley aren't just finding success at home, as their game on Friday extended their overall winning streak to three. They blew past Las Plumas 40-6. Considering the Bulldogs have won five contests by more than 26 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Gus Stogsdill, who rushed for 302 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Gridley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 396 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Gridley's record is now 6-3. As for Corning, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-5.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Corning has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 239.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Gridley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 251.2. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Corning came up short against Gridley in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 14-7. Will Corning have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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