The Franklin Wildcats will venture away from home to square off against the Laguna Creek Cardinals at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Franklin's defense has only allowed 18 points per game this season, so Laguna Creek's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Franklin's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Elk Grove offense got past them. Franklin was outmatched by Elk Grove on the road and fell 69-22. The loss was the Wildcats' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Laguna Creek was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against Monterey Trail, falling 42-20. 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 467th, while the Mustangs are ranked 159th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Mitchell Labrado, who rushed for 31 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 96 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023.
Having lost for the first time this season, Franklin fell to 4-1. As for Laguna Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Franklin took a serious blow against Laguna Creek when the teams last played back in August of 2023, falling 35-0. Can Franklin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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