After each having a week off, the Buhach Colony Thunder and the Atwater Falcons will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Buhach Colony will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Buhach Colony came up short against Lodi last Friday, falling 28-7. While losing is never fun, the Thunder can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 867th, while the Flames are ranked 425th).
Meanwhile, Atwater hadn't done well against Pitman recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way last Friday. Atwater simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Pitman 42-10 on the road. That looming 42-10 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Falcons yet this season.
Buhach Colony's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Atwater, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
Buhach Colony was taken down by Atwater 40-7 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Atwater's Ali Banks Jr, who picked up 68 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 80 yards and a touchdown. Now that Buhach Colony knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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