The Trona Tornadoes are taking a road trip to take on the Lone Pine Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Trona focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Saturday.
Trona's offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Mammoth on Saturday. They had to suffer through a 47-0 loss at the hands of the Huskies. It was the first time this season that the Tornadoes let down their fans at home.
Meanwhile, Lone Pine made easy work of Alpaugh on Friday and carried off a 26-6 victory. The Golden Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 20 points or more this season.
Lone Pine got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Zack Patterson out in front who rushed for 44 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 66 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Patterson a new career-high in rushing yards. Tommy Fogarty was another key passer, throwing for 103 yards and a touchdown.
Trona's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-3. As for Lone Pine, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-3.
Everything came up roses for Trona against Lone Pine when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 46-14 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Trona 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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