Sonora has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the California Condors at 7:00 p.m. Sonora will be strutting in after a victory while California will be coming in after a loss.
Sonora will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up eight points back in August, then bounced right back against Walnut last Friday. Sonora breezed by Walnut on the road to the tune of 42-6.
Anthony Abad had a dynamite game for Sonora, rushing for 195 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry. Abad's longest rush was for an incredible 88 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sonora was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 354 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, California was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 63-10 loss at the hands of Woodrow Wilson. While losing is never fun, the Condors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 718th, while the Bruins are ranked 339th).
The losing side was boosted by Frank Gallardo, who picked up 106 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Sonora's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for California, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Friday's match might be decided in the trenches. Sonora has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 193 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for California, though, as they've been averaging only 73.8. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Sonora was able to grind out a solid victory over California in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 41-28. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was California's Daniel Torres, who threw for 218 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Sonora to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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