The Portola Bulldogs and the Buena Park Coyotes will meet in a canine-themed contest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Buena Park is hoping to do what University couldn't on Friday: put an end to Portola's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Portola blew past University 31-6. Considering the Bulldogs have won three matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Timothy Grettenberg was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 214 yards and four touchdowns. Those 214 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Backing up that air attack was Diego Reyna, who rushed for 106 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Portola was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 380 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 75.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last four contests they've averaged 221.7.
Meanwhile, Buena Park unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 45-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pacifica. Despite 161 more yards than the Mariners, the Coyotes couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Despite their loss, Buena Park saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Nicholas Zamora, who picked up 169 receiving yards and two touchdowns, was perhaps the best of all. Zamora's receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 120 receiving yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Lynnden Hodge, who rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns.
Portola's win bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Buena Park, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-4.
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