The Sonora Raiders will head out to face off against the Santa Ana Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sonora comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
On Thursday, Sonora ended up a good deal behind El Toro and lost 35-21. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 605th, while the Chargers are ranked 220th).
Despite the defeat, Sonora got top-tier performance from Alexsay Nazaroff, who rushed for 68 yards and two scores. Nazaroff also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making nine total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending two passes.
Sonora didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Elijah Castillo and Ethan Cronin.
Meanwhile, Santa Ana played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by Troy and fell 48-19. The Saints were down 48-13 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Santa Ana now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Sonora, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything went Sonora's way against Santa Ana in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as Sonora made off with a 34-13 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Raiders since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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