Twin Loup and Pleasanton are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. The Twin Loup Wolves will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Pleasanton Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m.
Twin Loup is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 33 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Riverside on Friday. They were dealt a 42-8 loss at the hands of the Chargers. The Wolves haven't had much luck with the Chargers recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Even if they lost, Twin Loup's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Oran Grint and Clayton Hazen who racked up all four sacks between them. That's the most total yards Hazen has posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Pleasanton really took it to Alma for the full four quarters, racking up a 61-22 win at home. The Bulldogs pushed the score to 54-22 by the end of the third, a deficit the Cardinals had no chance of recovering from.
Ryelan Kingston went supernova for Pleasanton, rushing for 243 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.8 yards per carry. Kingston was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 55 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Weston Loeffelholz, who rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Pleasanton's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. Brennan Lindner led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Twin Loup's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Pleasanton, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Twin Loup came up short against Pleasanton in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, falling 38-34. Thankfully for Twin Loup, Treven Wendt (who rushed for 191 yards and four touchdowns, and also picked up 52 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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