The Hayfork Timberjacks will take on the Big Valley Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hayfork is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Hayfork is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Tulelake, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Hayfork was ranked seventh). Hayfork put the hurt on Tulelake with a sharp 44-22 win last Friday. The result was nothing new for the Timberjacks, who have now won nine contests by 22 points or more so far this season.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Levi Cavalli and Xavier Silva. Cavalli had a great game and rushed for 249 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.0 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Silva did his best for the losing side, rushing for 87 yards and three touchdowns.
Hayfork was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 399 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 282 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.
Hayfork wouldn't let Tulelake keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Hayfork can thank Anthony Bonelli and Tatem Wiley for forcing all of them.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Big Valley rose to the challenge on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 54-32 margin over the Raiders. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Hayfork's victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 36 points. As for Big Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
Hayfork skirted past Big Valley 2-0 in their previous meeting back in September. Does Hayfork have another victory up their sleeve, or will Big Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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