The Irvine Vaqueros will face off against the Sonora Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Sonora is facing Irvine at the wrong time: Irvine suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They and the Warriors were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered a 21-20 loss. The game was a 14-14 toss-up at halftime, but the Vaqueros couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 36 points the game before, Sonora was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They fell 14-10 to Canyon. While the Raiders didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Comanches 7-0 in the first quarter.
Sonora's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Irvine, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
Irvine couldn't quite get it done against Sonora in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 as they fell 28-20. Thankfully for the Vaqueros, Anthony Abad (who rushed for 215 yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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