The Wilcox Chargers will take on the Los Gatos Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wilcox is looking to tack on another W to their nine-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Wilcox blew past Sacred Heart Prep, posting a 35-7 victory. The Chargers pushed the score to 35-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Gators cut but never quite recovered from.
Wilcox found their leader in sophomore Kai Imahara, who rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also threw for 75 yards and a touchdown. Imahara really tore up the turf during one magnificent 70-yard run.
Imahara was just one part of a punishing run game: Wilcox was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 308 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in nine consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Wilcox didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Elijah Vallejo.
Meanwhile, Los Gatos had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Knights a 38-0 shutout. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 54th, while the Knights are ranked 209th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Beau Musser had a dynamite game for Los Gatos, picking up 123 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground. The dominant performance also gave Musser a new career-high in rushing yards (19). Max Thomas also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Wilcox's record now sits at 6-2. As for Los Gatos, their record now sits at 7-1.
Wilcox was taken down by Los Gatos 49-14 in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Can Wilcox avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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