The Concord Bears are taking a road trip to face off against the Middletown Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Concord is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 36-24 win over Vallejo.
Concord got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Chris Dunn out in front who rushed for 49 yards and one touchdown, and also picked up 30 receiving yards. Dunn didn't just play on offense: he also made three total tackles and defended one pass.
Concord didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Vallejo to a completion percentage of just 45.8%. The team can thank Andrew Lopez for the heroic effort on defense: he. Concord has been improving in that area: they had allowed a completion percentage of 0.64 earlier this season, but they've only allowed one of 0.64 in their last three games.
Concord's defense didn't let the opposing QB, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for five sacks. In that department, Jake McCabe was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, Middletown entered their tilt with Archie Williams on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They blew past the Peregrine Falcons, posting a 36-7 win. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 369th, while the Peregrine Falcons are ranked 807th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Concord's record now sits at 7-4. As for Middletown, their record is now 9-2.
Concord was taken down by Middletown 41-6 in their previous matchup back in September of 2019. Can the Bears avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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