It was a proper cat-fight when Brawley faced off against Imperial on Friday. The Brawley Wildcats put the hurt on the Imperial Tigers with a sharp 49-28 victory. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by 21 points or more this season.
Sergio Garcia was his usual excellent self, rushing for 184 yards on only six carries, while also picking up 77 receiving yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an incredible 73 yards.
Brawley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 321 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Brawley's defense and their three sacks. Leading the way was Matthew Gutierrez with two.
Despite the defeat, Imperial saw an underclassman step up: freshman Deren Hueso picked up 67 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 45 yards. Imperial also got a significant boost from Rashad Robinson, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 98 yards.
The win made it two in a row for Brawley and bumps their season record up to 8-1. As for Imperial, their loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-1.
Brawley will welcome Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Central: 13.6, Brawley: 13) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Imperial, they will head out to face off against Southwest EC at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing isn't great for Southwest EC: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home, while Imperial has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road.
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