American Canyon put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 41-21 margin over the Petaluma Trojans. Given the Wolves' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 200th, while the Trojans are ranked 606th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Andre Lopez was his usual excellent self, rushing for 139 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 101 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, American Canyon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 326 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 192 rushing yards in 14 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Although Petaluma took the loss, they still got scores from Jonah Crichton, Brody Stevens, and Evan Clarke.
American Canyon's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Petaluma, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
American Canyon will host Napa at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in American Canyon's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Petaluma, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Tamalpais at 2:00 p.m. on November 2nd. Petaluma is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.2 points per game this season.
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