The Lodi Flames will head out to square off against the Buhach Colony Thunder at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Lodi will be strutting in after a win while Buhach Colony will be coming in after a defeat.
Lodi is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Laguna Creek by a score of 33-20 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Flames.
Lodi's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Chase Whiting, who rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and Kash Merrymam, who gained 85 total yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Whiting a new career-high in rushing yards.
Another reason for the win was Lodi's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Noah Hufford was especially locked on to Laguna Creek's QB and sacked him twice. Lodi got some further help from Jaffer Hernandez: he forced a fumble and made 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception.
Meanwhile, Buhach Colony was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 14th straight loss. They took a blow against Ceres, falling 27-0.
Lodi's victory ended a three-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-1. As for Buhach Colony, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
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