Lyford and San Diego are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Lyford Bulldogs will face off against the San Diego Vaqueros at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Lyford is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Progreso 48-7 last Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
Justin Reyna went supernova for Lyford, rushing for 112 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Reyna a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Ryan Gonzales, who threw for 55 yards and two touchdowns.
Lyford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 338 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, San Diego waltzed into their matchup on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They breezed by the Fightin' Jerseys to the tune of 33-0. The result was nothing new for the Vaqueros, who have now won six contests by 25 points or more so far this season.
San Diego got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Nicholas Luera out in front who rushed for 157 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Luera posted at least 116 rushing yards in the fifth games prior.
Lyford has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.8 points per game. As for San Diego, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Lyford has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 200.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like San Diego struggles in that department as they've been averaging 213. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Lyford came up short against San Diego when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 31-20. Can Lyford avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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