The Twelve Bridges Raging Rhinos will challenge the Patterson Tigers at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Twelve Bridges' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last 11 matches.
Twelve Bridges is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 43-7 win over Placer. Considering the Raging Rhinos have won eight contests by more than 34 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Braeden Ward continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 287 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Connor Flaherty was another key player, rushing for 53 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries.
Twelve Bridges was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 373 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 216 rushing yards in 12 consecutive matchups.
Twelve Bridges wouldn't let Placer keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Twelve Bridges can thank Bradley Kirby and Brody Faddis for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Patterson earned a 21-12 victory over Sacramento on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Patterson relied on the efforts of Jeremiah Lugo, who rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns, and Max Medina, who threw for 100 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes.
Patterson is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.3 points per game. As for Twelve Bridges, their win bumped their record up to 12-0.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Twelve Bridges has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 309.1 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Patterson has preferred to attack from the air: they average 268.7 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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