The Rancho Cucamonga Cougars will take on the Ayala Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Rancho Cucamonga has four straight wins, Ayala has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, it was close, but Rancho Cucamonga sidestepped Upland for a 10-7 victory. The ten-point effort marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, in Friday's Canine Competition, Ayala had to take the L. The game between them and Chino Hills wasn't particularly close, with Ayala falling 24-10. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 204th, while the Huskies are ranked 95th).
Ayala's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Brenton Smith, who picked up 107 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Alex Way, who threw for 135 yards and a touchdown.
Rancho Cucamonga's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Ayala, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
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