The Pasadena Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Crescenta Valley Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Thursday, Pasadena came up short against Burbank and fell 33-21. While losing is never fun, Pasadena can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 832nd, while Burbank is ranked 377th).
Crescenta Valley never got on the board in their matchup last Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Glendale last Friday. They breezed by the Nitros on the road to the tune of 45-7. That looming 45-7 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Falcons yet this season.
Leonidas Grant went supernova for Crescenta Valley, rushing for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. Xavier Thompson also helped out with an impressive 114 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Crescenta Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 244 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Pasadena's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Crescenta Valley, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Pasadena took a serious blow against Crescenta Valley in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 38-8. Thankfully for Pasadena, Jacob Deno (who threw for 165 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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