The Scotts Valley Falcons will be defending their home-field for the first timethey go up against the Branham Bruins at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Scotts Valley will be strutting in after a win while Branham will be coming in after a loss.
Scotts Valley is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Santa Cruz. Everything went Scotts Valley's way against Santa Cruz on Friday as Scotts Valley made off with a 40-20 victory. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 320th, while the Cardinals are ranked 1002nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Branham couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell to Hollister 27-21.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Jack Lewis, who threw for 253 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score. Zayne St. Laurent was Lewis' top target, picking up 116 receiving yards and a touchdown.
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