The Petaluma Trojans are taking a road trip to square off against the Tamalpais Red Tailed Hawks at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Petaluma is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.2 points per game this season.
Petaluma is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against American Canyon two weeks ago (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Petaluma lost 41-21 to American Canyon. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 610th, while the Wolves are ranked 229th).
Although Petaluma took the loss, they still got scores from Jonah Crichton, Brody Stevens, and Evan Clarke.
Even though they lost, Petaluma was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 208 rushing yards in ten consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Tamalpais was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Thursday as they fell 14-10 to Casa Grande.
Petaluma's defeat was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Tamalpais, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Petaluma came up short against Tamalpais in their previous matchup back in November of 2021, falling 27-21. Can Petaluma avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
