The Foresthill Wildfires are headed away from home for the first time to challenge the Golden Sierra Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Friday, Foresthill came up short against Highlands and fell 32-20. The Wildfires were down 32-6 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 50 points the game before, Golden Sierra was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They took a blow against South Tahoe, falling 42-6. While losing is never fun, the Grizzlies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 933rd, while the Vikings are ranked 53rd).
Foresthill's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Golden Sierra, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Foresthill strolled past Golden Sierra when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 49-32. The rematch might be a little tougher for Foresthill since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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