A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars faces off against the Los Banos Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Golden Valley and ten for Los Banos.
Golden Valley is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Merced on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Golden Valley was beaten by Merced 39-12. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 343rd, while the Bears are ranked 164th).
Meanwhile, Los Banos came up short against Buhach Colony on Thursday, falling 38-12.
Golden Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Los Banos, their loss dropped their record down to 3-12.
Golden Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over Los Banos when the teams last played back in September, winning 20-12. The rematch might be a little tougher for Golden Valley since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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