There's no place like home for Irvine, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They managed a 24-19 victory over the Portola Bulldogs on Friday. That's more bragging rights for the Vaqueros, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Brandon Figueroa had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 107 rushing yards per game.
Although Portola took the loss, they still got scores from Kaden Orosz, Diego Reyna, and Jamal Abdelkarim.
The win got Irvine back to even at 1-1. As for Portola, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Irvine will take on Woodbridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have been evenly matched recently as the teams are 5-5 against one another since October of 2014. As for Portola, they will be playing at home against Cerritos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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