The Big Bear Bears will stay at home for another week and welcome the Baldwin Park Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Big Bear is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 45-33 win over Capistrano Valley Christian.
Big Bear didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brennen Berge and Aiden Brewer. Another thorn in Capistrano Valley Christian's side was Isaiah Ramirez, who made 15 total tackles (0.5 for loss).
Big Bear was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in ten consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Baldwin Park didn't have too much trouble with Colton on Friday as they won 42-28.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Jake Garcia and Koa Regalado. Garcia had a great game and threw for 300 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. Meanwhile, Regalado was balling out in the loss, throwing for 246 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 81 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
One reason for the win was Baldwin Park's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Mario Madrigal and Aldo Hernandez, who racked up all five sacks between them. Hernandez is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least seven every time he's taken the field this season.
Baldwin Park has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 29.6 points per game. As for Big Bear, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Big Bear has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 369.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Baldwin Park struggles in that department as they've been averaging 154.7. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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