Vacaville is 10-0 against Rodriguez since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Vacaville Bulldogs will host the Rodriguez Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Vacaville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Pioneer on the road to the tune of 36-0 on Friday. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while the Patriots are ranked 414th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brendan Jackson and Tanner Boyd were among the main playmakers for Vacaville as the former threw for 180 yards and three touchdowns and the latter rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown. Jackson showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 53 yards.
Meanwhile, Rodriguez put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Vanden 45-21. Considering the Mustangs have won four matchups by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Rodriguez's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jermaine Missouri, who picked up 117 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Missouri is on a roll when it comes to receiving touchdowns, as he's now hauled in two or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Dylan Burke was another key player, throwing for 156 yards and five touchdowns on only 12 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rodriguez was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Rodriguez's defense made their presence known, laying out Kalani Mcleod. six times. Jamar Missouri was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up three sackshimself.
Vacaville now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Rodriguez, their win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Vacaville came out on top in a nail-biter against Rodriguez when the teams last played back in September of 2023, sneaking past 16-14. Does Vacaville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rodriguez turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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