After two games on the road, Santa Clara is heading back home. They will square off against the Saratoga Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Santa Clara is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 47 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Los Altos on Friday. They fell to the Eagles 10-6. The defeat was just more heartbreak for the Bruins, who fell 14-12 when the teams last met back in October of 2022.
Meanwhile, Saratoga entered their contest against Gunn on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Saratoga took a 17-3 bruising from Gunn. The Falcons have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second loss in a row.
Saratoga wouldn't let Gunn keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Saratoga can thank Brennan Pak and Arsh Tikku for forcing all of them. Tikku also set a new season high mark in total tackles with four.
Saratoga's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-2-1. As for Santa Clara, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Santa Clara didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Saratoga in their previous matchup back in September of 2018, but they still walked away with a 26-21 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Saratoga's Payton Stokes, who threw for 206 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Santa Clara to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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