Terra Linda has gone 8-2 against San Rafael recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Terra Linda Trojans will square off against the San Rafael Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Terra Linda is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Sonoma Valley on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Terra Linda had to suffer through a 49-7 loss at the hands of Sonoma Valley. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 780th, while the Dragons are ranked 267th).
Terra Linda didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Nico Franzi and Santi Frias. Frias has been hot recently, having posted at least one interception the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, San Rafael was just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 10-9 to Stone Ridge Christian.
Even if they lost, San Rafael's defense still kept up the pressure with six sacks. Jayro Escamilla was especially locked on to Stone Ridge Christian's QB and sacked him twice.
Terra Linda has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-5 record this season. As for San Rafael, their record now sits at 5-4.
Terra Linda beat San Rafael 21-14 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Will Terra Linda repeat their success, or does San Rafael have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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