The Turlock Bulldogs will face off against the Central Catholic Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Turlock sitting on seven straight wins and Central Catholic on four.
Turlock is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Laguna Creek 48-12. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Cardinals are ranked 302nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Turlock's victory came down to the chemistry between Scout Silva and his top target Jr. Silva. Scout threw for 170 yards and three touchdowns while Jr. picked up 154 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Jr.'s receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 122 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Central Catholic was fully in charge last Friday, breezing past Sierra 47-14. That's two games straight that the Raiders have won by exactly 33 points.
It was another big night for Joey Alcutt, who rushed for 189 yards and three touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Central Catholic's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 2-3 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Joseph Stewart, who picked up 139 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Central Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 373 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Turlock pushed their record up to 8-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 41.8 points per game. As for Central Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
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