Two dominant backs in Blake Burton and Jace Demacabalin are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Madera Coyotes will play host again on Friday to welcome the Kennedy Thunderbirds, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Madera is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They strolled past Nipomo with points to spare, taking the game 35-21.
Madera didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Giovanny Mendoza and Josue Madrigales. Madrigales is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least seven every time he's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Kennedy entered their tilt with Righetti on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Everything went their way against the Warriors as they made off with a 56-32 win. Considering the Thunderbirds have won seven games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Demacabalin continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 270 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.0 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 85 yards. Another rusher making a difference was Jamison Membreve, who rushed for 115 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries.
Kennedy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 435 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Kennedy's defensive line made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. Leading the way was Alejandro Ramoz with two sacks. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven. Another thorn in Righetti's side was Julian Zaragoza, who picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Kennedy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 45.0 points per game. As for Madera, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4.
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