The Banquete Bulldogs will face off against the Santa Rosa Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Banquete is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 45 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Ingleside on Friday. They had to suffer through a 58-6 loss at the hands of the Mustangs.
Banquete's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Logan Blanchard and Blas Villarreal.
Meanwhile, Santa Rosa put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Porter 27-7. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won three contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
Santa Rosa's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Riley Fonseca, who rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and Carlos Medrano, who rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. The dominant performance gave Medrano a new career-high in rushing yards.
Santa Rosa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 224 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Banquete's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Santa Rosa, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Banquete came up short against Santa Rosa when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 16-12. Can Banquete avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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