Two dominant backs in Fabian Bravo and Noe Najera are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Saddleback Roadrunners will venture away from home to take on the Century Centurions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Saddleback is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.8 points per game this season.
Century is hoping to do what Savanna couldn't last Friday: put an end to Saddleback's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Everything went Saddleback's way against Savanna as Saddleback made off with a 34-13 victory. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Roadrunners just coasted through the last quarter.
Bravo continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 247 yards and three touchdowns. Those 247 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Saddleback also got a significant boost from Andre Scott, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 82 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Saddleback was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 348 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 156 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, a win for Century just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 44-20 to Savanna. The Centurions have struggled against the Rebels recently, as their game on Friday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
The victory got Saddleback back to even at 4-4. As for Century, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Saddleback has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 225.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Century struggles in that department as they've been averaging 242.9. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Saddleback was taken down by Century 35-2 in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. Can Saddleback avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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