The Edison Tigers will face off against the Bullard Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Edison has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with nine straight losses, while Bullard will come in with three straight victories.
Edison is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 33-26 hit to the loss column at the hands of Justin Garza on Friday. Despite 102 more yards than the Guardians, the Tigers couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Even though they lost, Edison was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 281 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Bullard beat San Joaquin Memorial 21-14 on Friday.
Tyler Franklin continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 181 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.2% of his passes, and also rushing for 33 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Israel Castaneda, who picked up 114 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Edison's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Bullard, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-3.
Edison came out on top in a nail-biter against Bullard in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, sneaking past 17-14. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Bullard's Nick Stubblefield, who rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 47 receiving yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Edison to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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