The Casa Roble Rams will face off against the Twelve Bridges Raging Rhinos at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Twelve Bridges heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Casa Roble took over last week. Casa Roble came out on top against Bella Vista by a score of 22-14 on Friday.
Casa Roble's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Braylen Blevins led the charge by rushing for 146 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. Aidan Lopez was another key signal caller, throwing for 190 yards and a touchdown.
Casa Roble wouldn't let Bella Vista keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Bradly Manassa was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. Casa Roble got some further help from Darren Dalton: he made 14 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Twelve Bridges put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took down Whitney 52-34. Given the Raging Rhinos' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Wildcats are ranked 267th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Braeden Ward had a dynamite game for Twelve Bridges, rushing for 273 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry, and also picking up 93 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Connor Flaherty, who threw for 235 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Twelve Bridges was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 667 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Whitney only gained 423.
Casa Roble's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Twelve Bridges, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Casa Roble won a contest that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in November of 2023, slipping by Twelve Bridges 23-22. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Twelve Bridges' Nathan Crawford, who rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Casa Roble to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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