The Folsom Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Whitney Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Folsom is no doubt hoping to put an end to a 17-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Folsom's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Rocklin on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a 38-0 loss at the hands of the Thunder. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 523rd, while the Thunder are ranked 127th).
Whitney never got on the board in their matchup on Thursday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Davis Sr. last Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Blue Devils 34-6 at home. Considering the Wildcats' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Whitney found their leader in underclassman Lulu Im, who threw for 44 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of her passes, and also picked up 34 receiving yards.
Whitney didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Gianna De Santis.
Folsom's defeat dropped their record down to 1-17. As for Whitney, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-9.
Folsom was taken down by Whitney 40-6 when the teams last played back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Im, who threw for 126 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 49 yards. Now that Folsom knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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