The Santa Rosa Warriors will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Banquete Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. Santa Rosa's defense has only allowed 6.2 points per game this season, so Banquete's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Thursday, Santa Rosa made easy work of Porter and carried off a 27-7 victory. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 20 points or more this season.
Santa Rosa relied on the efforts of Riley Fonseca, who rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and Carlos Medrano, who rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Medrano's longest rush was for an impressive 63 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Santa Rosa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 224 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 45 points the game before, Banquete was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They were outmatched by Ingleside on the road and fell 58-6.
Banquete's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Logan Blanchard and Blas Villarreal.
Santa Rosa's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Banquete, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Santa Rosa didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Banquete in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 16-12 victory. Will Santa Rosa repeat their success, or does Banquete have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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