The San Rafael Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Piner Prospectors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
San Rafael is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game at home on Thursday with ease, bagging a 41-12 win over Archie Williams. The Bulldogs pushed the score to 41-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Peregrine Falcons cut but never quite recovered from.
San Rafael's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lachlan Royston led the charge by throwing for 218 yards and four touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes. Harper Corso was in the mix as well, providing San Rafael with three touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was San Rafael's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Christopher Benavidez and Villaldo Deleon, who racked up all four sacks between them. Deleon also sacked two sacks, which is notable because San Rafael is undefeated when he posts at least two sacks, but 1-2 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Piner was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Healdsburg 56-21 at home. The match marked the Prospectors' most dominant victory of the season.
Piner got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Apollo Pereira out in front who rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also picked up 49 receiving yards and a touchdown. Pereira continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jaden Hernandez, who picked up 81 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
San Rafael's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Piner, they pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
San Rafael beat Piner 7-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Does San Rafael have another victory up their sleeve, or will Piner turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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