The McCollum Cowboys will challenge the Victoria West Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Last Friday, McCollum humbled Ray with a 34-6 victory. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 27-0.
Dominik Zapata continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 96 yards and two touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Justin Rodriguez, who punched in two rushing scores.
Meanwhile, Victoria West put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 46-25 margin over Jones. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won three matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.
A big part of Victoria West's win came down to the chemistry between Dominick Martinez and his top target Tristan Bernard. Martinez threw for 218 yards and three touchdowns while Bernard picked up 140 receiving yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Bernard is now averaging an impressive 104 receiving yards per game. Jojo Delagarza made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
The victory got McCollum back to even at 2-2. As for Victoria West, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. McCollum has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 180.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Victoria West struggles in that department as they've been averaging 154.7. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
McCollum took a serious blow against Victoria West in their previous meeting back in September of 2015, falling 42-7. Thankfully for McCollum, Gamarquis Girdy (who rushed for 48 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 151 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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