The Golden West Trailblazers will square off against the Porterville Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Golden West will come into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Golden West is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 52-8 victory over Mt. Whitney. Given the Trailblazers' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 133rd, while the Pioneers are ranked 631st) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jayden Najera
| 10/03/25 @ Mt. Whitney | 4 |
| 09/26/25 vs Tehachapi | 4 |
| 09/12/25 @ North | 3 |
Golden West can attribute much of their success to Jayden Najera, who threw for 298 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt, and Bre Marroquin, who rushed for 160 yards and a pair of TDs on only 13 carries. Najera is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Cadillac Pina, who picked up 105 receiving yards and two scores.
Meanwhile, Porterville unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Redwood by a score of 42-40. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (33), the Panthers still had to take the loss.
Porterville's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Golden West, their win bumped their record up to 6-0.
Golden West strolled past Porterville when the teams last played back in October of 2024 by a score of 28-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Trailblazers since the team 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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