Avenal is 2-7 against Coalinga since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Avenal Buccaneers will take on the Coalinga Horned Toads at 7:30 p.m.
Avenal is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Dos Palos on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Avenal took a blow against Dos Palos, falling 41-7. The Buccaneers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Coalinga put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 36-0 win over Firebaugh. Considering the Horned Toads have won four games by more than 34 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Julius Borjas was his usual excellent self, rushing for 125 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 52 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Tasi, who threw for 181 yards and two touchdowns.
Coalinga didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Masai Richard and Dylan Teixeira. Richard also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 13. Jaden Pena was another major factor on D, picking up 0.5 sacks, making 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defending a pass.
Avenal's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Coalinga, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Avenal suffered a grim 24-0 defeat to Coalinga when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Avenal avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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