The Sanger Apaches will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Hanford Bullpups at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Sanger is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Dinuba. Sanger blew past Dinuba 37-14 on Friday. Given the Apaches' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Emperors are ranked 371st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sanger's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Bryson Baker, who picked up 146 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Baker was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield for a catch that went for 68 yards. Another signal caller making a difference was Arion Ciano, who threw for 155 yards and a touchdown while completing 90% of his passes.
Sanger didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kayden McGrew and Jacob Niemeyer. Levi Jones was another major factor on D, picking up three sacks and making 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sanger was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 216 rushing yards in 13 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Hanford's game on Thursday was all tied up 22-22 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They enjoyed a cozy 45-29 victory over Kennedy.
Hanford had a senior duo take command as Daniel Gomez rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries and Kourdey Glass gained 173 total yards and two touchdowns. Taveon Patterson also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Sanger came up short against Hanford in their previous meeting back in August of 2019, falling 38-31. Thankfully for Sanger, Juaron Watts-Brown (who threw for 371 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown) 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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