The Patterson Tigers will square off against the Twelve Bridges Raging Rhinos at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Patterson is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.2 points per game this season.
Patterson is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 21-12 victory over Sacramento. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Patterson relied on the efforts of Jeremiah Lugo, who rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns, and Max Medina, who threw for 100 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes. That's the most rushing yards Lugo has posted since back in August.
Patterson didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ronin Cantu and Hayden Droogsma. Royale Tago was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Twelve Bridges put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their match with ease, bagging a 43-7 win over Placer. The result was nothing new for the Raging Rhinos, who have now won eight contests by 35 points or more so far this season.
Braeden Ward continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 287 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. He has been hot , having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last eight times he's played. Connor Flaherty was another key player, rushing for 53 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries.
Twelve Bridges was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 373 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 216 rushing yards in 12 consecutive matchups.
Twelve Bridges wouldn't let Placer keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Twelve Bridges can thank Bradley Kirby and Brody Faddis for forcing both of them.
Patterson has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.3 points per game. As for Twelve Bridges, their victory bumped their record up to 12-0.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Patterson has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 268.7 passing yards per game. Twelve Bridges, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 309.1 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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