The Petaluma Trojans will challenge the Heritage Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Petaluma has 17 straight victories, Heritage has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Petaluma will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 12 points last Wednesday, then bounced right back against Casa Grande on Monday. Everything went Petaluma's way against Casa Grande as Petaluma made off with a 32-6 win. Considering the Trojans have won four matches by more than 19 points this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Heritage has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 13.13 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Wednesday. They were outmatched by Liberty at home and fell 35-6. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 173rd, while the Lions are ranked 16th).
Petaluma pushed their record up to 13-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 26.4 points per game. As for Heritage, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-9.
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