A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions dukes it out withthe Washington Union Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. They took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Kerman, who comes in off a win.
Kerman will head into Saturday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a three-point defeat in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against Sierra Pacific on Saturday. Kerman put the hurt on Sierra Pacific with a sharp 42-21 win. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 21 points or more this season.
Kerman got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Adrian Torres out in front who threw for 232 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Those 80 rushing yards gave Torres a new career-high. Julien Velez was another key rusher, rushing for 76 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
Meanwhile, Washington Union suffered their biggest loss since August 25, 2023 on Friday. They lost 26-0 to Central Valley Christian. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Cavaliers: they've now lost six in a row.
Kerman is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Washington Union, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Everything went Kerman's way against Washington Union in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Kerman made off with a 28-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kerman since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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