A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cardinals faces off against the Corcoran Panthers at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Orosi took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They snuck past Granite Hills with a 14-8 victory.
The critical scores for Orosi came from Daniel Ballesteros and Christian Castrejon.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Corcoran). They put the hurt on Orange Cove with a sharp 53-27 win on Friday. With that victory, the Panthers brought their scoring average up to 29.4 points per game.
Tony Alvarez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 156 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushing for 38 yards and a touchdown. Justin Huerta was another key player, rushing for 71 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Corcoran was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 307 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Corcoran didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Juan Chavez and Louis Burrell. Chavez is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Another thorn in Orange Cove's side was Julian Fernandez, who picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made four total tackles.
Orosi's win bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Corcoran, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Orosi skirted past Corcoran 22-20 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Does Orosi have another victory up their sleeve, or will Corcoran turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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