The Moorpark Musketeers will square off against the Garces Memorial Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Moorpark will be strutting in after a victory while Garces Memorial will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, Moorpark earned a 21-14 win over Centennial. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Musketeers.
Carson Melzer was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 128 yards and three touchdowns. Tyler Buckles also helped out with an impressive 84 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Garces Memorial fell victim to Paso Robles and their airtight defense on Friday. They took a 7-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bearcats.
Even if they lost, Garces Memorial's defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Jack Froehlich was especially locked on to Paso Robles' QB and sacked him three times. Froehlich didn't just play on offense: he also picked up three sacks, forced two fumbles, and made nine total tackles (8.0 for loss).
Moorpark's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Garces Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Moorpark didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Garces Memorial when the teams last played back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 41-35 win. Will Moorpark repeat their success, or does Garces Memorial have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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