The Chico Panthers will challenge the Pleasant Valley Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Chico is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
Chico is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Enterprise on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Chico came up short against Enterprise, falling 40-14. The Panthers were down 40-7 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Pleasant Valley, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in September. Their defense stepped up to hand Red Bluff a 2-0 shutout on Friday. The two-point effort marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Chico's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Pleasant Valley, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Chico came up short against Pleasant Valley in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 28-19. Can Chico avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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