The California City Ravens will face off against the Kern Valley Broncs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither California City nor Kern Valley posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
California City is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They were beaten by Bishop Union 43-10. While losing is never fun, the Ravens can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 924th, while the Broncos are ranked 351st).
California City's loss came about despite a quality game from Germaine Moore, who picked up 99 receiving yards and a touchdown. Moore didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made five total tackles.
Meanwhile, Kern Valley won a match that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Rosamond 7-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Broncs.
One reason for the win was Kern Valley's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Ivan Mondragon was especially locked on to Rosamond's QB and sacked him twice. Another thorn in Rosamond's side was Daniel Hinkey, who picked up a sack and made 16 total tackles.
California City's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Kern Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season.
California City came up short against Kern Valley when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 21-12. Thankfully for California City, Hunter Watts (who picked up 145 receiving yards, and also rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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