The matchup between Corning and Gridley on Friday hardly resembled the 14-7 effort from their previous meeting. The Corning Cardinals took a blow against the Gridley Bulldogs, falling 44-16. The Cardinals lost against the Bulldogs in their previous head to head back in October of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 14-7 score last time.
Despite the loss, Corning still got an impressive performance from Kaleb Flournoy, who rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 52 yards.
Gus Stogsdill continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Gridley, rushing for 223 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry, and also throwing for 92 yards and a touchdown while completing 80% of his passes. Stogsdill's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 175 rushing yards. A healthy portion of Stogsdill's aerial production (84 yards to be exact) went to Luis Murillo, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Corning's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-6. As for Gridley, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-3.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Corning will head out to square off against Yreka at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Yreka is coming into the contest with three straight victories at home, so Corning will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Gridley, they will head out on the road to challenge University Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Gridley's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four matches.
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