The Laguna Creek Cardinals will face off against the Lodi Flames at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
Laguna Creek is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 62 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Manteca on Friday. They had to suffer through a 46-7 loss at the hands of the Buffaloes. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 272nd, while the Buffaloes are ranked 57th).
Meanwhile, Lodi didn't have too much breathing room in their game against McNair on Friday, but they still walked away with a 20-16 victory.
Lodi was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 219 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Lodi wouldn't let McNair keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lodi can thank Mekhi Brazie and Jaffer Hernandez for forcing both of them. Hernandez is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least six every time he's taken the field this season.
Laguna Creek now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Lodi, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
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