The San Ramon Valley Wolves will face off against the California Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. San Ramon Valley will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for San Ramon Valley against Monte Vista as the team secured a 38-7 victory. Considering the Wolves have won four matches by more than 28 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Rhett Thompson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 314 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes.
Another reason for the win was San Ramon Valley's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Marco Jones and Kaleb Pleis, who racked up 5.5 sacks between them. Pleis is also on a roll when it comes to defended passes, as he's now defended at least one in the last three games he's played.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask California). They managed a 54-48 win over Amador Valley on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Grizzlies considering their ten-point performance the game before.
Jhadis Luckey was his usual excellent self, rushing for 425 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per carry. Those 425 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
California was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 445 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
California's victory bumped their record up to 8-2. As for San Ramon Valley, their win bumped their record up to 9-1.
San Ramon Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over California when the teams last played back in October, winning 38-26. Will San Ramon Valley repeat their success, or does California have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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