The Baldwin Park Braves are taking a road trip to face off against the Big Bear Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Baldwin Park is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They strolled past Colton with points to spare, taking the game 42-28.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Jake Garcia and Koa Regalado. Garcia had a great game and threw for 300 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. Meanwhile, Regalado was balling out in the loss, throwing for 246 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 81 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
Baldwin Park was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
One reason for the win was Baldwin Park's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Mario Madrigal and Aldo Hernandez, who racked up all five sacks between them. Hernandez is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least seven every time he's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Big Bear had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They walked away with a 45-33 victory over the Eagles.
Big Bear didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brennen Berge and Aiden Brewer. Isaiah Ramirez was another major factor on D, making 15 total tackles (0.5 for loss).
Baldwin Park has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 29.6 points per game. As for Big Bear, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Baldwin Park has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 154.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Big Bear struggles in that department as they've been averaging 369.6. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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