The Hayfork Timberjacks will square off against the Burney Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hayfork is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
If Hayfork beats Burney with 50 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Hayfork breezed by Chester on the road to the tune of 50-0 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Timberjacks, who have now won four matchups by 34 points or more so far this season.
Levi Cavalli continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 232 yards and four touchdowns on only six carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Devin Nanez was another key player, rushing for 141 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Meanwhile, Burney got the win against Plumas Charter on Friday by a conclusive 38-14. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 24-0.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Burney to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kyle Noah, who rushed for 150 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, and also threw for 196 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 passes. The dominant performance gave Noah a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Cisco Chacon, who gained 154 total yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Burney's defense and their 5.5 sacks. In that department, Alexander Vargas was the leader with two. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Another thorn in Plumas Charter's side was Greeley Wolfin, who picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (6.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Burney was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive contests.
Hayfork pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Burney, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
Everything came up roses for Hayfork against Burney when the teams last played back in September, as the team secured a 54-6 victory. Does Hayfork have another victory up their sleeve, or will Burney turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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