The Sonoma Valley Dragons will challenge the Healdsburg Greyhounds at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Sonoma Valley's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Sonoma Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Terra Linda, posting a 49-7 win. The result was nothing new for the Dragons, who have now won eight contests by 26 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Cayden Waldrop, who rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Hudson Giarritta got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Sonoma Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Sonoma Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Chuy Ordaz and Lakshman Shambhu Goff.
Meanwhile, Healdsburg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They and Archie Williams were almost perfectly matched up, but Healdsburg suffered a 43-42 loss.
Healdsburg might have lost, but man, Nova Perrill Ii was a machine: he threw for 221 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Areum Romero, who picked up 110 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Sonoma Valley's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-0. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.7 points per game. As for Healdsburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Everything went Sonoma Valley's way against Healdsburg in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Sonoma Valley made off with a 35-9 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sonoma Valley 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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