Canyon Lake entered their match against Davenport on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The matchup between Canyon Lake and the Davenport Wolves wasn't particularly close, with Canyon Lake falling 61-42. Canyon Lake lost against Davenport in their previous head to head back in October of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 70-13 score last time.
James Garza and Jace Wheeler certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Garza gained 213 total yards and two touchdowns, while Wheeler threw for 344 yards and four touchdowns. Garza's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 167 rushing yards.
Canyon Lake wouldn't let Davenport keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as J.R. Lindell, Ben Parma, and Joseph Matos Padilla picked up one apiece. Lindell also set a new season high mark in total tackles with four. Another thorn in Davenport's side was Eli Hammons, who made 23 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Daniel Soukup Ii was his usual excellent self, rushing for 151 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry, and also throwing for 337 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes for Davenport. The dominant performance gave Soukup Ii a new career-high in rushing yards. Dante Singletary was in the mix too, providing Davenport with two touchdowns.
Canyon Lake's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3. As for Davenport, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Canyon Lake will face off against Pleasanton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That contest will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Garza and Erik Coronado. As for Davenport, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Manor New Tech at 7:30 p.m. on November 15th.
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