The Rancho Cucamonga Cougars will hit the road for the first time this season to challenge the Norco Cougars 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.
Rancho Cucamonga is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Orange Lutheran, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Rancho Cucamonga was ranked 22nd). Rancho Cucamonga was beaten by Orange Lutheran 45-14 on Friday.
Rancho Cucamonga's loss came about despite a quality game from Jacob Chambers, who rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 117 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Norco was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They took a 34-17 bruising from Upland. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 120th, while the Highlanders/Scots are ranked 34th).
Despite the loss, Norco saw an underclassman step up: Trevor Schneider rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns.
Rancho Cucamonga's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Norco, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 0-2.
Rancho Cucamonga beat Norco 21-14 in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rancho Cucamonga since the squad 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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