With a playoff game on the line, Coalinga rose to the challenge on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Roosevelt Rough Riders a 49-0 shutout. The Horned Toads' win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Coalinga got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Noah Tasi out in front who threw for 162 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. Another big playmaker for Coalinga was Dylan Teixeira, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
Coalinga's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-0. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 5.4 points per game. As for Roosevelt, with the loss, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-4.
Coalinga will face off against Shafter at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shafter knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully Coalinga likes a good challenge. Roosevelt does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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