On Saturday McKinleyville will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers takes on the Ferndale Wildcats at 2:00 p.m.
McKinleyville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. The game between them and Arcata wasn't particularly close, with McKinleyville falling 47-28. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Although McKinleyville took the loss, they still got scores from Kaden Waugh and Ruger Baxter.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Ferndale's strategy against Hoopa Valley on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Ferndale blew Hoopa Valley out of the water with a 42-12 final score. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won five contests by 27 points or more so far this season.
Ferndale found their leader in sophomore Garyn McClurg, who rushed for 60 yards and three touchdowns.
Ferndale was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 311 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hoopa Valley only rushed for 81.
McKinleyville's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Ferndale, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.
McKinleyville was taken down by Ferndale 56-0 when the teams last played on October 11th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of McClurg, who rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. Now that McKinleyville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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