Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove, Calif.) at Folsom (Calif.)
Jake Browning and Folsom seek to finish an undefeated regular season and stay in the Xcellent 25.
Photo by Todd Shurtleff
What to watch: No. 16 Folsom attempting to wrap up its second-consecutive undefeated regular season and undisputed Delta River League championship. To do so the Bulldogs (9-0) must stave off upset-minded Pleasant Grove, the only team it has lost to in league play since 2010. Folsom won its four previous conference games by an average of 46 points and is averaging 53 points per game overall this season. This was anticipated to be a showdown of undefeated teams for an outright league title. That fizzled out when Pleasant Grove lost to Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) last week. The Eagles (8-1) struggled to get their offense going, managing only 142 passing yards and a season-low 136 yards on the ground.
Just the facts: Folsom quarterback
Jake Browning is zeroing in on the California single-season record for passing yardage. The junior has 3,458 yards in nine games and, at his current pace, would likely break the record if the Bulldogs play at least 14 games for the fourth-straight season. The existing record of 5,185 yards was set by another Folsom quarterback, Tanner Trosin, in 2011. … These teams have played every year since 2006. With a win Friday night, Pleasant Grove would even up the series at 4-4. No other team in the last 10 seasons would have that many wins against Folsom.
Mitch Stephens: Folsom 42, Pleasant Grove 35
Kevin Askeland: Folsom 54, Pleasant Grove 14
Jamie DeMoney: Folsom 48, Pleasant Grove 21
Stephen Spiewak: Folsom 42, Pleasant Grove 35
Leland Gordon: Folsom 45, Pleasant Grove 35
Colin Ward-Henninger: Folsom 49, Pleasant Grove 21