The Round Valley Mustangs are taking a road trip to challenge the Calistoga Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Round Valley has given up an average of 37.2 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
The home team had come away the winner the last four times Round Valley and Potter Valley had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Mustangs fell 32-26 to the Bearcats on Friday. Mustangs fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team has lost against the Bearcats since Friday.
Round Valley's loss came about despite a quality game from Clayton Mitchell, who threw for 122 yards and three touchdowns. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Mingus Gatto, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Even if they lost, Round Valley's defensive line still kept up the pressure with nine sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Jayboy Whipple and David Sifuentes, who racked up 6.5 sacks between them. Round Valley got some further help from Oshin Hutt: he picked up 0.5 sacks and made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Calistoga was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 52-16 loss at the hands of Elsie Allen.
Round Valley's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Calistoga, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Round Valley couldn't quite get it done against Calistoga in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as they fell 20-8. Thankfully for the Mustangs, Bernardo Cruz (who rushed for 100 yards and a pair of TDs) 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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