The Salinas Cowboys will head out on the road to face off against the Alisal Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Salinas knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Alisal likes a good challenge.
If Salinas beats Alisal with 49 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Cowboys blew past Carmel 49-24 on Thursday. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-8.
Meanwhile, Alisal narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past North Salinas 36-33.
Salinas has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 46.4 points over those games. As for Alisal, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Salinas took their victory against Alisal in their previous meeting back in October of 2022 by a conclusive 42-17 score. Do the Cowboys have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Trojans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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