The Central Grizzlies will head out on the road to face off against the Big Valley Christian Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Central came into this matchup off a tough 56-point loss on October 10th. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Sierra by a score of 23-21 last Friday. While losing is never fun, the Grizzlies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 629th, while the Chieftains are ranked 68th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Andrew Sanchez, who threw for 202 yards and one TD, and also punched in one score on the ground. 98 of Sanchez's passing yards were hauled in by Bryson Hendrix, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Even if they lost, Central's defense still kept up the pressure with 3.5 sacks. Leading the way was Hector Perez with two. Mason Espinola was another major factor on D, picking up 0.5 sacks, forcing one fumble, and making 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Big Valley Christian played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by Summerville and fell 49-6. The Lions were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-6.
This is the second loss in a row for Big Valley Christian and nudges their season record down to 3-6. As for Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
