The Locke Saints are on the road again on Friday to play the Jordan Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 51-8, which was the final score in Locke's tilt against Norwalk on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Saints can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 995th, while the Lancers are ranked 249th).
Meanwhile, Jordan strolled past Fremont with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 44-26. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
It was another big night for David Sandy, who rushed for 408 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 17.7 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Jordan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 526 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Locke dropped their record down to 0-6 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Jordan, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-3.
Locke lost to Jordan on the road by a decisive 25-6 margin when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sandy, who rushed for 275 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.5 yards per carry. Now that Locke knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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