The Santa Rosa Warriors will venture away from home to face off against the George West Longhorns at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Santa Rosa comes in on four and George West on seven.
Santa Rosa will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Taft, who they had gone 1-6 against in their seven prior meetings. The Warriors took down the Greyhounds 21-7 on Friday.
Juan Flores
| 10/17/25 vs Taft | 13 |
| 10/10/25 @ Hebbronville | 3 |
| 09/26/25 vs Banquete | 4 |
| 09/12/25 vs La Villa | 4 |
| 09/04/25 vs Pettus | 5 |
| + 1 more games |
One reason for the win was Santa Rosa's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Fabian Anaya and Juan Flores, who racked up all six sacks between them. With that strong performance, Flores is now averaging an impressive 5.3 total tackles per game.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led George West over Banquete in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Longhorns blew the Bulldogs out of the water with a 71-6 final score. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 32-6.
Santa Rosa better keep an eye on Kohen Blount. He was instrumental in George West's win, rushing for 147 yards and four scores on only 12 carries. Blount is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 114 every time he's taken the field this season.
George West was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 479 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 327 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
Santa Rosa's record now sits at 6-1. As for George West, their record is now 7-0.
Friday's game might be decided on the ground. Santa Rosa has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 226.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like George West struggles in that department as they've been averaging 444.4 rushing yards. There's a good chance Friday's matchup turns into a tough fight on the ground.
Santa Rosa was dealt a bruising 44-16 loss at the hands of George West in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Can the Warriors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
