With a playoff game on the line, the Stamford Bulldogs rose to the challenge on Friday. They claimed a resounding 42-6 victory over Forsan at home. Stamford might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight contests by 27 points or more this season.
Stamford can attribute much of their success to Christian Duran, who rushed for 112 yards on only 12 carries, and also threw for 188 yards and three touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Jarred Brady, who rushed for 45 yards and two touchdowns.
Stamford pushed their record up to 9-1 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 0-10 Ballinger and 2-8 Colorado (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 36.9% over those games). As for Forsan, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-3.
Stamford will square off against Stratford at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Stratford will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line. Forsan does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
