The King/Drew Golden Eagles will square off against the Portola Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
King/Drew is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past Palisades 56-35. The result was nothing new for the Golden Eagles, who have now won eight games by 21 points or more so far this season.
Keenan Jackson was his usual excellent self, throwing for 237 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes.
King/Drew was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 304 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 96.4 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 280.
King/Drew wouldn't let Palisades keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Jahmir Torres, Donavan Harris, and Roberto Salazar picked up one apiece. Torres' rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 101 rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Portola entered their tilt with El Rancho on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They strolled past the Dons with points to spare, taking the game 31-14.
Portola got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Nash Luper out in front who threw for 165 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 passes. Timothy Grettenberg was in the mix as well, providing Portola with two touchdowns.
Portola didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Joshua Whang and Maxwell Mapstone.
King/Drew has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 43.4 points per game. As for Portola, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-6.
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