On Thursday Yosemite will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to face off against the McFarland Cougars at 7:30 p.m.
Yosemite is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 41 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Riverdale on Friday. They were dealt a 43-12 loss at the hands of the Cowboys. The game marked the Badgers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, McFarland had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 37-24 victory over Parlier on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Cougars considering their six-point performance the match before.
Sebastian San Juan Concha was his usual excellent self, rushing for 188 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry. McFarland is 3-1 when San Juan Concha posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise. Jorge Hernandez-Galvan was another key player, rushing for 44 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: McFarland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 339 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Yosemite's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-3. As for McFarland, they pushed their record up to 3-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
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