The Salinas Cowboys are taking a road trip to face off against the Aptos Mariners at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Salinas is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
If Salinas beats Aptos with 28 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Salinas walked away with a 28-21 win over Monterey on Friday. Given the Cowboys' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Dores are ranked 209th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Aptos sidestepped Palma for a 34-31 victory.
Aptos' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ryan Solorio led the charge by rushing for 107 yards on only 11 carries. Solorio got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 66 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Aptos was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 396 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in 17 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Salinas' record is now 5-1. As for Aptos, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Salinas strolled past Aptos when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 45-26. The rematch might be a little tougher for Salinas 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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