Two dominant backs in Joseph Smith and Harrison Hamre are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Balboa Buccaneers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Los Molinos Bulldogs at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Balboa is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They strolled past Lincoln with points to spare, taking the game 26-7. 26 seems to be a good number for the Buccaneers as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Los Molinos had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Panthers , sneaking past 37-35.
Hamre continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 136 yards and three touchdowns, while also picking up 84 receiving yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his 15th straight game with at least 111 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Karson Fox, who picked up 132 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Balboa has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.4 points per game. As for Los Molinos, their victory bumped their record up to 8-5.
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