Santa Fe is 1-8 against La Serna since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Santa Fe Chiefs will square off against the La Serna Lancers at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
If La Serna heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Santa Fe took over last week. Santa Fe walked away with a 21-14 win over El Rancho on Friday.
Devin Clark continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 216 yards and a touchdown. Clark is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 103 every time he's taken the field this season.
Santa Fe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 291 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 220 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask La Serna). They simply couldn't be stopped last Friday as they easily beat California 70-14. The Lancers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 24 points or more this season.
La Serna's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Grady Long led the charge by throwing for 119 yards and three touchdowns on only ten passes. Vincent Mendez helped Long out on the ground, rushing for 74 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Santa Fe's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2. As for La Serna, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
Santa Fe was dealt a bruising 62-14 loss at the hands of La Serna in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Santa Fe, Owen Long (who rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also picked up 35 receiving yards and a touchdown) 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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