The Channel Islands Raiders will head out on the road to take on the Artesia Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Channel Islands is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Channel Islands' offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Bolsa Grande on Saturday. They were dealt a 38-0 loss at the hands of the Matadors.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 21-21 at halftime, Artesia was not quite Estancia's equal in the second half on Friday. They fell 30-21 to the Eagles. The Pioneers' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Artesia's loss came about despite a quality game from Charlie Lopez, who rushed for 117 yards and three touchdowns. Julius Padilla handled things on the ground, rushing for 104 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Artesia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Channel Islands' defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Artesia, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
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