Football Recap: Firebaugh Runs Past Yosemite

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

11/07/25 vs Yosemite	49
10/17/25 @ Avenal	35
08/29/25 vs Fowler	35
10/10/25 vs Tranquillity	32
10/31/25 vs Mendota	21

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Firebaugh walked away with it. Their defense stepped up to hand the Yosemite Badgers a 49-0 shutout on Friday. Considering the Eagles have won five matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Firebaugh had a senior duo take command as Leonardo Perez rushed for 105 yards and one touchdown and Ryan Luna rushed for 120 yards and a pair of scores on only ten carries. Luna has become a key player for the Eagles: the team is undefeated when he posts at least 100 rushing yards, but 2-4 otherwise.

Firebaugh was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 270 rushing yards. They are a perfect 6-0 when they've run for more than 200 yards.

Special teams was a major factor in the game for Firebaugh, racking up 13 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Julian Garcia, who ran a punt back for a touchdown.

Firebaugh is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.6 points on average over those games. As for Yosemite, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-5.

Coming up, Firebaugh will take on Orosi at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Eagles' defense better be ready for this one: the Cardinals have averaged an impressive 29.9 points per game this season. Yosemite does not have any more games scheduled as of now.