The San Diego Vaqueros will square off against the Orange Grove Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. San Diego is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last six games.
Last Friday, San Diego strolled past Lyford with points to spare, taking the game 36-19.
Nicholas Luera continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 253 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.7 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 116 rushing yards.
San Diego was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 332 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Orange Grove had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. Everything went their way against the Pirates as they made off with a 44-19 win. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 25 points or more this season.
Diego Garza and Linden Rodriguez were among the main playmakers for Orange Grove as the former rushed for 155 yards and two touchdowns and the latter rushed for 55 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Garza is now averaging an impressive 100.9 rushing yards per game.
Orange Grove didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Lindon Lytle and Gregg Carrillo.
Orange Grove's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28.7 points. As for San Diego, their record now sits at 8-2.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. San Diego has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 224.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Orange Grove struggles in that department as they've been averaging 218.2. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
San Diego came up short against Orange Grove when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 29-25. Thankfully for San Diego, Diego Garza (who rushed for 152 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry) 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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