The Gridley Bulldogs will face off against the Corning Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Gridley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29 points per game this season.
Corning is hoping to do what Las Plumas couldn't on Friday: put an end to Gridley's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Gridley took their contest with ease, bagging a 40-6 win over Las Plumas. Considering the Bulldogs have won five matchups by more than 26 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Gus Stogsdill, who rushed for 302 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry. Those 302 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Gridley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 396 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Corning's game on Friday was all tied up 14-14 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They lost 34-14 to Orland. The Cardinals haven't had much luck with the Trojans recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Although Corning took the loss, they still got scores from Blake Ward and Kaleb Flournoy.
Gridley pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 1.5 points per game. As for Corning, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Gridley has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 251.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Corning struggles in that department as they've been averaging 239.3. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Gridley was able to grind out a solid win over Corning in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 14-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gridley since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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