The McCollum Cowboys will take on the Victoria West Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Last Friday, McCollum humbled Ray with a 34-6 victory. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 27-0.
Dominik Zapata was his usual excellent self, rushing for 96 yards and two touchdowns. Justin Rodriguez was another key player, punching in two rushing scores.
Meanwhile, Victoria West put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Jones as Victoria West made off with a 46-25 victory. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 21 points or more this season.
A big part of Victoria West's win came down to the chemistry between Dominick Martinez and his top target Tristan Bernard. Martinez threw for 218 yards and three touchdowns while Bernard picked up 140 receiving yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Bernard is now averaging an impressive 104 receiving yards per game. Jojo Delagarza made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
The victory got McCollum back to even at 2-2. As for Victoria West, their win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. McCollum has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 180.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Victoria West struggles in that department as they've been averaging 163. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
McCollum took a serious blow against Victoria West in their previous matchup back in September of 2015, falling 42-7. Thankfully for McCollum, Gamarquis Girdy (who rushed for 48 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 151 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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