The Sierra Grande Panthers will venture away from home to square off against the Antonito Trojans at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sierra Grande has three straight wins, Antonito has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Sierra Grande is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Kiowa: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Sierra Grande blew Kiowa out of the water with a 63-18 final score. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Panthers had established a 37 point advantage.
One reason for the win was Sierra Grande's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Ayden Lopez and Rolando Najera who racked up four sacks between them. Lopez is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 55-7, which was the final score in Antonito's tilt against Bethune last Saturday.
Sierra Grande's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Antonito, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything came up roses for Sierra Grande against Antonito in their previous matchup back in September of 2017 as the squad secured a 72-31 win. Does Sierra Grande have another victory up their sleeve, or will Antonito turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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