Huntington Park is 1-8 against Garfield since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Huntington Park Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the Garfield Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Huntington Park's defense has only allowed 14.8 points per game this season, so Garfield's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Huntington Park didn't have too much trouble with Lincoln on the road as they won 40-25. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Spartans.
Noah Mancillas continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 157 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries, while also picking up 49 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Christopher Wooley also helped out as he racked up 125 rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Huntington Park was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 422 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 156 rushing yards in nine consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Huntington Park's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. David Crenshaw Jr was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself.
Meanwhile, Garfield lost 28-7 to San Pedro on Friday. The Bulldogs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 21-0.
Despite the defeat, Garfield saw an underclassman step up: Ceasar Reyes rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown. Those 128 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for him.
Huntington Park's record now sits at 3-1. As for Garfield, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Huntington Park has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 449.5 total yards per game. It's a different story for Garfield, though, as they've been averaging only 247. Will Huntington Park be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will Garfield flip the script?
Huntington Park took a serious blow against Garfield in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 54-0. Thankfully for Huntington Park, Damian Cornejo (who rushed for 175 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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