After two games on the road, Vallejo is heading back home. They will welcome the Terra Nova Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
On Monday, Vallejo was beaten by Bishop O'Dowd 70-3. While losing is never fun, the Redhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 592nd, while the Dragons are ranked 144th).
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Terra Nova sidestepped Santa Clara for a 17-14 victory.
Zachary Perez was his usual excellent self, rushing for 175 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Terra Nova's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Perez and Austin Snead. Another thorn in Santa Clara's side was Ethan Veimoen, who picked up two sacks and made four total tackles.
Terra Nova was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 297 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Vallejo dropped their record down to 1-4 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Terra Nova, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
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