Cactus is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Kellis is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Cactus Cobras will host the Kellis Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cactus is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by Mountain View to the tune of 42-13. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-7.
Julian (Juju) Stubblefield was his usual excellent self, picking up 61 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards (23). Tayejion Player was another key player, rushing for 74 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
Cactus wouldn't let Mountain View keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Cactus can thank Deven Caleb and Jayden Campos for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Kellis was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Ironwood Ridge 49-7. That's two games straight that the Cougars have won by exactly 42 points.
It was another big night for Ronald Coty Iii, who threw for 294 yards and five touchdowns on only 17 passes, and also rushed for 51 yards. Another player making a difference was Nathan Macias, who picked up 156 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Kellis was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 203 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ironwood Ridge only rushed for 93.
Kellis didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tristan Bacon and Rocky Warner.
Cactus is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.6 points per game. As for Kellis, their victory bumped their record up to 10-1.
Everything came up roses for Cactus against Kellis when the teams last played back in October of 2015, as the squad secured a 55-6 win. In that game, Cactus amassed a halftime lead of 41-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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