The Esparto Spartans will play host again on Friday to welcome the Delta Saints, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Esparto will head into Friday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a 54-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Encina on Friday. Esparto never let Encina onto the board and left with a 2-0 win.
Meanwhile, a victory for Delta just wasn't in the cards back in September as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 54-8 loss at the hands of Elite. The game marked the Saints' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Esparto is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season. As for Delta, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Esparto suffered a grim 41-19 defeat to Delta when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Esparto, Izaya Rubio (who rushed for 229 yards and a touchdown while picking up 13.5 yards per carry, and also picked up 78 receiving yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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