Calallen has gone 3-0 against Zapata recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Calallen Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Zapata Hawks at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Last Friday, Calallen got the win against Tuloso-Midway by a conclusive 35-14. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 21 points or more this season.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Ricardo Rodr?guez and Damian Figueroa. Rodr?guez had a great game and rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Meanwhile, Figueroa was balling out in the loss, rushing for 60 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 60 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Calallen was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 226 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Tuloso-Midway only rushed for 71.
Meanwhile, Zapata had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They claimed a resounding 59-20 win over the Pirates at home. That 39 point margin sets a new team best for the Hawks this season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Zapata's defense and their three sacks. Leading the way was Joseph Lozano with two. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven. Zapata got some further help from Rene Rivera Jr: he made eight total tackles and defended two passes in addition to snagging three interceptions.
The victory made it two in a row for Calallen and bumps their season record up to 6-2. As for Zapata, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Everything went Calallen's way against Zapata in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Calallen made off with a 28-7 victory. Does Calallen have another victory up their sleeve, or will Zapata turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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