The Lone Pine Golden Eagles will square off against the Trona Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lone Pine is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.8 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Lone Pine made easy work of Alpaugh and carried off a 26-6 win. The Golden Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 20 points or more this season.
Lone Pine got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Zack Patterson out in front who rushed for 44 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 66 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Patterson a new career-high in rushing yards. Another passer making a difference was Tommy Fogarty, who threw for 103 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Trona's offense. They were outmatched by Mammoth at home and fell 47-0. It was the first time this season that the Tornadoes let down their fans at home.
Lone Pine pushed their record up to 6-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Trona, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-3.
Lone Pine was dealt a bruising 46-14 defeat at the hands of Trona in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Trona's Gabe Horta, who rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Now that Lone Pine knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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