Buhach Colony is 7-1 against El Capitan since August of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Buhach Colony Thunder are taking a road trip to take on the El Capitan Gauchos at 7:00 p.m. Buhach Colony will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Buhach Colony is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell to Los Banos 42-37. Even if the Thunder couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their offense, which had struggled int the games prior.
Even though they lost, Buhach Colony was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 355 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, a win for El Capitan just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Merced, falling 54-32. The loss continues a trend for the Gauchos in their matchups with the Bears: they've now lost nine in a row.
Although El Capitan took the loss, they still got scores from Lorenzo Peters, Braddik Williams, Anthony Jones, and Dejuan Franklin.
Buhach Colony's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for El Capitan, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-4.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Buhach Colony has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 160.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like El Capitan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 195.2. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Buhach Colony took a serious blow against El Capitan in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 49-14. Can Buhach Colony avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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