Two dominant backs in Isaac Angulo and Jose Cortes are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Orange Cove Titans are taking a road trip to face off against the Lindsay Cardinals at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
Orange Cove is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Corcoran on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Orange Cove came up short against Corcoran, falling 53-27. The Titans haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Lindsay waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They snuck past the Aztecs with a 10-6 victory. That's two games straight that the Cardinals have won by exactly four points.
Cortes was his usual excellent self, rushing for 136 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.0 yards per carry.
Orange Cove's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Lindsay, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Orange Cove came out on top in a nail-biter against Lindsay in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 27-24. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Cortes, who rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Orange Cove still be able to contain Cortes? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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