La Villa hasn't had much luck against Santa Rosa recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The La Villa Cardinals will look to defend their home field against the Santa Rosa Warriors at 7:30 p.m.
Last Friday, La Villa came up short against Lyford and fell 16-8.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Santa Rosa over Pettus in every quarter on their way to victory on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Santa Rosa blew Pettus out of the water with a 54-12 final score. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 32-6.
Jj Anaya and Riley Fonseca were among the main playmakers for Santa Rosa as the former rushed for 106 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries and the latter threw for 135 yards and three touchdowns. Anaya also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making seven total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Santa Rosa's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. In that department, Jayden Garza was the leader with three sacks.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Santa Rosa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
La Villa's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-2. As for Santa Rosa, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
La Villa came up short against Santa Rosa in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 20-12. Thankfully for La Villa, Diego Cruz (who rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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