Justin-Siena is 0-5 against Casa Grande since September of 2018 but things could change on Friday. The Justin-Siena Braves are taking a road trip to face off against the Casa Grande Gauchos at 7:00 p.m.
Justin-Siena is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They had to suffer through a 49-14 loss at the hands of American Canyon. While losing is never fun, the Braves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 630th, while the Wolves are ranked 195th).
Although Justin-Siena took the loss, they still got scores from Luke Ficeli and Dallas Logwood.
Meanwhile, Casa Grande never let their opponents score last Saturday. They claimed a resounding 34-0 win over Redwood on the road. The Gauchos might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 21 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Danny Mercado, who threw for 226 yards and four touchdowns while completing 74.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 33 yards and a touchdown. Ronan Curley was another key player, gaining 146 total yards and a touchdown.
Justin-Siena's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Casa Grande, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-2.
Justin-Siena was dealt a bruising 59-0 defeat at the hands of Casa Grande in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mercado, who threw for 182 yards and five touchdowns on only 17 passes. Now that Justin-Siena knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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