The Sanger West Hornets will take on the Coalinga Horned Toads at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
After dropping their season opener at home, Coalinga is headed out to face a Hornets team ready to give their home crowd a win. Sanger West took a blow against Mission Oak on Friday, falling 31-0. The defeat leaves the Hornets without a win on the season.
Sanger West's loss came about despite a quality game from Brendan Hall, who rushed for 73 yards.
Meanwhile, Coalinga got themselves on the board against Caruthers on Friday, but Caruthers never followed suit. They claimed a resounding 49-0 victory over the Blue Raiders at home. Given the Horned Toads' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 268th, while the Blue Raiders are ranked 550th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Coalinga's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Noah Tasi, who threw for 229 yards and five touchdowns. Julius Borjas helped Tasi out on the ground, rushing for 108 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries.
Another reason for the win was Coalinga's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Kamren Morgan was especially locked on to Caruthers' QB and sacked him twice. Masai Richard was another major factor on D, picking up 0.5 sacks, making five total tackles (1.0 for loss), and defending three passes in addition to snagging an interception.
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