Santa Rosa is on a three-game streak of home losses, Analy a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers takes on the Analy Tigers at 7:00 p.m.
Santa Rosa is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Maria Carrillo on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Santa Rosa was beaten by Maria Carrillo 59-12.
Santa Rosa's defeat came about despite a quality game from Daniel Mills, who rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Mills got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 67 yards.
Santa Rosa wouldn't let Maria Carrillo keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Santa Rosa can thank Owen Nojima and Mills for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Analy). They came out on top against Montgomery by a score of 56-49 on Friday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Tigers as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.
Santa Rosa's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Analy, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-6.
Santa Rosa was taken down by Analy 42-12 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Santa Rosa, Ben Stewart (who rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also picked up 60 receiving 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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