The California Condors will head out to challenge the Whittier Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. California will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
California is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against La Serna on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. California was outmatched by La Serna at home and fell 70-14. While losing is never fun, the Condors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 737th, while the Lancers are ranked 120th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Ricky Gonzales III, who threw for 178 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 40-8, which was the final score in Whittier's tilt against Santa Fe on Friday. The Cardinals were down 40-0 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Whittier wouldn't let Santa Fe keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Whittier can thank Jakob Arroyo and Donovan Ruiz for forcing both of them.
California's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Whittier, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season.
California beat Whittier 35-22 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for California since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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