The San Luis Obispo Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Central Valley Christian Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. San Luis Obispo is coming into the contest hot, having won their last eight games.
San Luis Obispo is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They strolled past Highland with points to spare, taking the game 26-8. The Tigers pushed the score to 23-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Scots cut but never quite recovered from.
Jace Gomes continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 79 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 94 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Central Valley Christian). They breezed by Reedley to the tune of 56-21 last Friday. Given the Cavaliers' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 189th, while the Pirates are ranked 657th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Micah Paden, who rushed for 130 yards and four touchdowns. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Nathan Peters, who threw for 154 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 passes.
Central Valley Christian wouldn't let Reedley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Central Valley Christian can thank Teague Brandenburg and Caden Ritchie for forcing both of them. Ritchie also snagged an interception, which is notable because Central Valley Christian is undefeated when he posts at least one interception, but 3-4 otherwise.
San Luis Obispo's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.8 points. As for Central Valley Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
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