Two dominant signal callers in Justin Wyatt Jr. and Noah Tasi are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Highland Bulldogs are taking a road trip to challenge the Coalinga Horned Toads at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Highland sitting on five straight victories and Coalinga on 14.
Highland is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. In a tight match that could have gone either way, they made off with a 14-13 win over Woodrow Wilson.
Meanwhile, Coalinga has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 9.14 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They pulled ahead with a 34-33 photo finish over Shafter. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but the Horned Toads were the better team in the second half.
Tasi was his usual excellent self, throwing for 281 yards and four touchdowns, while also rushing for 61 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Dylan Teixeira also helped with three touchdowns in total.
Coalinga didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jd Reed and Teixeira. Another thorn in Shafter's side was Jaden Pena, who made 16 total tackles (1.5 for loss) and defended three passes.
Coalinga's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-0. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.7 points per game. As for Highland, their win bumped their record up to 10-4.
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