After two games on the road, Loyalton is heading back home. They will welcome the Hayfork Timberjacks at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Loyalton will bounce into Saturday's match after beating Chester, who they hadn't topped in seven consecutive meetings. Loyalton took down Chester 49-32 on Friday.
It was another big night for Gus Petterson, who threw for 291 yards and six touchdowns on only 18 passes, and also rushed for 46 yards and a touchdown. Brysyn Lake was Petterson's top target, picking up 128 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Hayfork put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Burney at home to the tune of 70-6. Considering the Timberjacks have won five games by more than 33 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Levi Cavalli continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 141 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries, while also throwing for 63 yards and a touchdown. He didn't just play on offense: he also made ten total tackles and defended two passes in addition to snagging three interceptions which he returned one-yard for a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Devin Nanez, who gained 113 total yards and three touchdowns.
Loyalton's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Hayfork, their victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Saturday's matchup will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Petterson and Cavalli. Petterson has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 130 passing yards and has 14 passing touchdowns on the season. For his part, Cavalli has averaged 19.2 passing yards on the season.
Loyalton was dealt a bruising 38-6 defeat at the hands of Hayfork in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cavalli, who rushed for 253 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per carry. Now that Loyalton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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