The Porterville Panthers are taking a road trip to take on the Golden West Trailblazers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Porterville: 15, Golden West: 13.3) so any points scored will be well earned.
Porterville's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Redwood offense got past them. Porterville fell 44-34 to Redwood on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Rangers: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, while Golden West put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Mt. Whitney. Golden West breezed by Mt. Whitney at home to the tune of 48-0. The win was familiar territory for the Trailblazers who have now won five games in a row.
Jayden Najera was his usual excellent self, throwing for 223 yards and three touchdowns while completing 95% of his passes, and also rushing for 62 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Case Anders was another key player, rushing for 110 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
Golden West wouldn't let Mt. Whitney keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Golden West can thank Derek Gonzalez and Rowen Collins for forcing both of them. Gonzalez also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Golden West was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The loss snapped Porterville's losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 5-1 record. As for Golden West, their victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Porterville ended up a good deal behind Golden West when the teams last played back in October of 2023, losing 30-14. Thankfully for Porterville, Raymon Velazquez (who threw for 255 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 76 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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