The Petaluma Trojans are taking a road trip to square off against the Arcata Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Petaluma will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Petaluma is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They snuck past Montgomery with a 39-33 victory.
Jonah Crichton was a one-man wrecking crew for Petaluma as he rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also picked up 35 receiving yards and a touchdown. Those 148 rushing yards gave Crichton a new career-high. Brody Stevens was another key back, rushing for 126 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
Petaluma was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 398 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 203 rushing yards in 13 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Petaluma's defensive line and their six sacks. Dario Sparks was especially locked on to Montgomery's QB and sacked him twice. Olav Horve was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making ten total tackles.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Arcata, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They blew past Bethel 52-12 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won seven games by 22 points or more so far this season.
Arcata pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.8 points. As for Petaluma, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6.
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