Kern Valley has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Boron Bobcats at 7:00 p.m.
Kern Valley is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Bishop Union just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 27-14 to the Broncos. The Broncs haven't had much luck with the Broncos recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Although Kern Valley took the loss, they still got scores from Zane Carver and Aiden Madden.
Meanwhile, Boron entered their tilt with California City on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They breezed by the Ravens to the tune of 39-6. The Bobcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 33 points or more this season.
Isaiah Morgan continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 216 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.5 yards per carry. Those 216 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Gartica, who gained 134 total yards and a touchdown.
Boron was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 349 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Kern Valley now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Boron, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-4.
Kern Valley came up short against Boron in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 20-13. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gartica, who rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Now that Kern Valley 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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