After each having a week off, the San Joaquin Memorial Panthers and the Justin Garza Guardians will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
San Joaquin Memorial is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Frontier just ended the team's three-game winning streak last Friday. They took a blow against the Titans, falling 42-8. The Panthers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-8.
Meanwhile, Justin Garza had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three two weeks ago. They blew past the Braves 47-7 at home. The game marked the Guardians' most dominant win of the season so far.
San Joaquin Memorial's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Justin Garza, they now also have a winning record of 3-2.
San Joaquin Memorial took a serious blow against Justin Garza in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 38-10. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Justin Garza's Caleb Matthews, who threw for 285 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 33 yards and a touchdown. Now that San Joaquin Memorial knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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