The Coalinga Horned Toads are taking a road trip to challenge the Templeton Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Coalinga will be strutting in after a win while Templeton will be coming in after a defeat.
Coalinga's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 41-0 victory over Sanger West. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Horned Toads just coasted through the last quarter.
Noah Tasi was the offensive standout of the matchup as he threw for 233 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes. Dylan Teixeira also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Coalinga's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Jaden Pena, Luke Wojewoda, and Teixeira picked up one apiece. Pena also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making 11 total tackles and defending two passes in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 33 points the game before, Templeton was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They fell just short of Monache by a score of 13-10.
Templeton's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jaron Sampson, who picked up 99 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Colter Tannehill, who threw for 162 yards and two touchdowns.
The win made it two in a row for Coalinga and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Templeton, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Coalinga took their victory against Templeton in their previous meeting back in August of 2022 by a conclusive 39-15. Does Coalinga have another victory up their sleeve, or will Templeton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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