The Dos Palos Broncos waltzed into Friday's matchup with eight straight wins but they left with nine. They pulled ahead with a 21-20 photo finish over Coalinga. For Dos Palos, this counts as revenge for the 39-22 defeat Coalinga walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2022.
The critical scores for Dos Palos came from Drake Hennagan and Peyton Van worth.
Dos Palos' defense made their presence known, laying out the QB five times. In that department, Justin Hurd was the leader with two sacks.
Coalinga's lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Dylan Teixeira, who picked up 100 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Dos Palos pushed their record up to 9-1 with that win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 33.5 points per game. As for Coalinga, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Dos Palos will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Santa Maria at 7:00 p.m. on November 9th. As for Coalinga, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Sierra Pacific at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
