Two dominant signal callers in Xavier Silva and Levi Cavalli are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Tulelake Honkers will take on the Hayfork Timberjacks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Tulelake is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let Loyalton onto the board and left with a 58-0 victory. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Honkers had established a 51 point advantage.
Danny Garcia continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 277 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per carry. Those 277 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Tulelake also got a significant boost from Max Robison, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 145 yards.
Tulelake was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 570 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Hayfork put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Big Valley 52-0. Given the Timberjacks' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Cardinals are ranked 45th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cavalli was his usual excellent self, rushing for 269 yards and four touchdowns on only seven carries, while also throwing for 28 yards and a touchdown. Cavalli is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 116 every time he's taken the field this season. Anthony Bonelli also helped out as he racked up 101 rushing yards.
Hayfork didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Evan Pickett and Devin Nanez.
Tulelake is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.0 points per game. As for Hayfork, their record is now 11-0.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Tulelake has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 315.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Hayfork struggles in that department as they've been averaging 408.7. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Tulelake might still be hurting after the 44-22 defeat they got from Hayfork when the teams last played on November 1st. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cavalli, who rushed for 249 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.0 yards per carry. Now that Tulelake knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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