Avella is 1-8 against California since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Avella Eagles will challenge the California Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Avella's defense has only allowed 16 points per game this season, so California's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Avella is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 44 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against West Greene on Friday. They took a 23-12 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pioneers.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask California). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Bentworth 72-14 on the road. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Trojans just coasted through the last quarter.
Lee Qualk continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 259 yards and six touchdowns on only 11 carries. He didn't just play on offense: he also made six total tackles (3.0 for loss) and defended a pass. Another back making a difference was Malachi Peak, who rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: California was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 503 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Avella's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for California, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
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