The Gardena Panthers will challenge the South Gate Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Gardena is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They secured a 30-26 W over Hamilton.
Meanwhile, South Gate had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 47-21 win. That's two games straight that the Rams have won by exactly 26 points.
Gardena better keep an eye on Michael Gonzalez. He was instrumental in South Gate's win, throwing for 254 yards and four TDs on only 16 passes, while also rushing for 34 yards and one touchdown. Gonzalez has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played. 82 of Gonzalez's passing yards were hauled in by Nicholas Fonseca, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
South Gate was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 248 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2024.
South Gate's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. In that department, Jordan Olivarez was the leader with three sacks. South Gate got some further help from Isaac Alvarado: he picked up a sack, forced one fumble, and made six total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Gardena's record is now 4-6. As for South Gate, their record now sits at 8-3.
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