The Tidehaven Tigers will face off against the Stockdale Brahmas at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Tidehaven sitting on 11 straight victories and Stockdale on four.
Tidehaven is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Comfort, posting a 62-7 win. Fans of the Tigers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Kale Russell had a dynamite game, rushing for 119 yards and three scores on only eight carries, while also throwing for 249 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 71.4% of his passes. Jullian Stockton also helped out as he racked up 114 rushing yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Tidehaven was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 326 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Stockdale took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 56-13 victory over Santa Rosa. The Brahmas are also no stranger to big wins: their blowout was the fifth contest they've won by 20+ points this season.
Stockdale's win came from a few key players Tidehaven will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Coy Gann, who rushed for 185 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 49 yards and one TD. What's more, he racked up 149.3 passer rating, the most he's had since back in September. Ricky Ayala also helped out as he racked up 167 rushing yards.
Stockdale didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The team can thank two different players for their defensive prowess: Gann and Trenton Gordon, who each picked up one interception apiece.
Tidehaven's record now sits at 11-0. As for Stockdale, their record is now 9-2.
Tidehaven strolled past Stockdale in their previous matchup back in November of 2015 by a score of 28-14. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Brahmas have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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