Whitney is 0-6 against Folsom since October of 2018 but things could change on Friday. The Whitney Wildcats will host the Folsom Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Whitney focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
Whitney is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Granite Bay on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Whitney was dealt a 49-10 loss at the hands of Granite Bay. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 288th, while the Grizzlies are ranked 94th).
Meanwhile, Folsom entered their tilt with Del Oro on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They blew past the Golden Eagles 58-0 at home. Considering the Bulldogs have won five games by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Ryder Lyons continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 211 yards and five touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Jameson Powell, who picked up 85 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
This is the second loss in a row for Whitney and nudges their season record down to 2-5. As for Folsom, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Whitney was dealt a bruising 63-19 defeat at the hands of Folsom when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lyons, who threw for 267 yards and five touchdowns, and also rushed for 40 yards. Now that Whitney knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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