The Roseville Tigers will venture away from home to challenge the Placer Hillmen at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Roseville will head out to face Placer after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Roseville and Yuba City were almost perfectly matched up, but Roseville suffered a 29-28 loss. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, Roseville got top-tier performance from D'Marcis Gresham, who rushed for 222 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. With that strong performance, Gresham is now averaging an impressive 103 rushing yards per game.
Even though they lost, Roseville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 263 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Placer put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Del Campo 42-7 on the road. Given the Hillmen's advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 108th, while the Cougars are ranked 330th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Baylor Kelley continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 231 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, while also catching a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 68 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Roseville's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Placer, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Roseville was able to grind out a solid win over Placer in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, winning 34-27. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Kelley, who rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Roseville still be able to contain Kelley? There's only one way to find out.
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