Madera has won three straight games at home, while Kerman has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Madera Coyotes will host the Kerman Lions at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Madera's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three contests.
Madera is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 56-49 win over Kennedy. The victory almost wasn't to be: the Coyotes were down 28-14 in the second quarter.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Kerman ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They had just enough and edged Porterville out 27-24. The score was all tied up 21-21 at the break, but the Lions were the better team in the second half.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Kerman to victory, but perhaps none more so than Justin Molina, who rushed for 33 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Molina has posted since back in September. Adrian Torres was another key player, having thrown for 254 yards and onetouchdown.
Kerman's win bumped their record up to 11-2. As for Madera, their victory bumped their record up to 8-4.
Madera came up short against Kerman in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 28-22. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Torres, who threw for 209 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. Now that Madera knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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