The Banquete Bulldogs will square off against the Santa Rosa Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Banquete is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 45 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Ingleside on Friday. They had to suffer through a 58-6 loss at the hands of the Mustangs.
Banquete's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Logan Blanchard and Blas Villarreal.
Meanwhile, Santa Rosa put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Porter 27-7. Considering the Warriors have won three matchups by more than 19 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Riley Fonseca and Carlos Medrano were among the main playmakers for Santa Rosa as the former rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries and the latter rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. The dominant performance gave Medrano a new career-high in rushing yards.
Santa Rosa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 224 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Banquete's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Santa Rosa, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Banquete came up short against Santa Rosa in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 16-12. Can Banquete avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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