Atwater has gone 6-0 against Golden Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Atwater Falcons will face off against the Golden Valley Cougars at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Atwater has nine straight victories, Golden Valley has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Tuesday, Atwater was able to grind out a solid win over Merced, taking the game 27-18.
Meanwhile, a victory for Golden Valley just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Merced 39-12. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 344th, while the Bears are ranked 155th).
Atwater pushed their record up to 14-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Golden Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.
Everything came up roses for Atwater against Golden Valley in their previous meeting on October 1st, as the team secured a 38-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Atwater 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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