The Kerman Lions will challenge the Dos Palos Broncos at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Kerman is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Hanford West 62-0 at home. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 30 points or more this season.
Kerman got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Julien Velez out in front who rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Adrian Torres, who threw for 118 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Kerman was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 276 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Kerman's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Xavier Montalvo and Seth Myers.
Meanwhile, Dos Palos entered their contest against Shafter on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Dos Palos fell just short of Shafter by a score of 41-38. While losing is never fun, the Broncos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 400th, while the Generals are ranked 176th).
Kerman pushed their record up to 3-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Dos Palos, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Things could have been worse for Kerman, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 21-7 loss to Dos Palos when the teams last played back in August of 2021. Thankfully for Kerman, Trent Calvert (who rushed for 180 yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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