The Vintage Crushers's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Napa Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Vintage will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Vintage is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 44-14 win over Bethel at home. With the Crushers ahead 37-6 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Vintage can attribute much of their success to Mason Howell, who rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown. Howell was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 50 yards.
Vintage's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Andrew Alqarah-Ramos, Riley Marek, Travis Larsen, and Ruben Sanchez picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Napa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Casa Grande on the road and fell 49-0. While losing is never fun, the Grizzlies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 868th, while the Gauchos are ranked 186th).
Vintage's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Napa, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for Vintage against Napa in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 54-19 win. Will Vintage repeat their success, or does Napa have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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