Cabrillo is 1-7 against Pioneer Valley since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Cabrillo Conquistadores will look to defend their home field against the Pioneer Valley Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Cabrillo is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
Cabrillo's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Taft 28-0 on the road. The matchup marked the Conquistadores' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Andre Brisco and Blake Gregory were among the main playmakers for Cabrillo as the former rushed for 133 yards on only 13 carries and the latter threw for 146 yards and two touchdowns. Brisco's longest rush was for an impressive 53 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Cabrillo wouldn't let Taft keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Cabrillo can thank Connor Zarkovacski and Alesandro Garcia for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Pioneer Valley was beaten by Kennedy 38-6 last Friday. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 634th, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 247th).
Cabrillo's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Pioneer Valley, they now have a losing record at 1-2-1.
Thursday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Cabrillo has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 200.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Pioneer Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 162.5. It's looking like Thursday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Cabrillo took a serious blow against Pioneer Valley when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 50-21. Thankfully for Cabrillo, Allan Jimenez (who rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry) 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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