The Walnut Mustangs will take on the Pacifica Mariners at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pacifica took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Walnut, who comes in off a win.
Walnut will head into Thursday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 36-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Rowland on Thursday. Walnut had just enough and edged Rowland out 24-21.
Meanwhile, Pacifica came up short against Marina on Thursday, falling 31-7. While losing is never fun, the Mariners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 462nd, while the Vikings are ranked 212th).
Even if they lost, Pacifica's defensive line still kept up the pressure with six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Jayden Leneker and Jerad Verdure who racked up five sacks between them. With that strong performance, Leneker is now averaging an impressive 5.5 total tackles per game.
Walnut's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Pacifica, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Walnut was taken down by Pacifica 42-14 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Walnut have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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