On Friday Modoc will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will square off against the Weed Cougars at 7:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Modoc is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Redding Christian 49-28 last Friday. With that win, the Braves brought their scoring average up to 28.2 points per game.
Modoc's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lewis Crumwell, who rushed for 132 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. Crumwell has become a key player for Modoc: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Guasp, who gained 83 total yards and three touchdowns.
Modoc didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Landon Malcolm and Guasp. What's more, Guasp also racked up 15 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in September of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Modoc was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 284 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Weed took their contest on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 48-14 win over Mt. Shasta. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 28 points or more this season.
The victory got Modoc back to even at 3-3. As for Weed, the win also got them back to even at 3-3.
Modoc came up short against Weed in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 36-30. Thankfully for Modoc, Dj Horton (who rushed for 205 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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