The Sanger West Hornets will head out to face off against the Madera South Stallions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 11 consecutive losses dating back to last season for Sanger West and four for Madera South.
Sanger West is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Hoover on Friday. Sanger West and Hoover were almost perfectly matched up, but Sanger West suffered a 14-13 loss.
Meanwhile, Madera South entered their contest against Sunnyside on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Madera South took a blow against Sunnyside, falling 44-14. While losing is never fun, the Stallions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 765th, while the Wildcats are ranked 150th).
Although Madera South took the loss, they still got scores from Adrian Pacheco and Sinceare McFarland.
Madera South wouldn't let Sunnyside keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Madera South can thank John Ledesma and Juan Garcia for forcing both of them.
Sanger West's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Madera South, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Sanger West was able to grind out a solid victory over Madera South in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 22-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sanger West since the squad 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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