Rancho Cotate has gone 6-0 against Casa Grande recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Rancho Cotate Cougars will welcome the Casa Grande Gauchos at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Rancho Cotate strolled past Redwood with points to spare, taking the game 24-6. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 205th, while the Giants are ranked 442nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, while Casa Grande put up plenty of points on Saturday, the same can't be said for Balboa. Casa Grande took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 48-0 win over Balboa.
Casa Grande had a senior duo take command as Danny Mercado threw for 210 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 passes and Wyatt Duff picked up 153 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Duff got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 99 yards.
Rancho Cotate's victory ended a three-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-0. As for Casa Grande, they pushed their record up to 1-1 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Rancho Cotate against Casa Grande when the teams last played back in March of 2021 as the team secured a 49-13 victory. Will Rancho Cotate repeat their success, or does Casa Grande have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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