Oak Ridge, sixth on our NorCal board, goes to Rocklin on Friday at 7:30 PM Pacific in a Sierra Foothill League game. Both teams are 3-1. Both are coming off league openers decided by one score.
Oak Ridge beat Del Oro 26-20 at home last week and handed Del Oro its first loss. Del Oro scored all 20 of its points in the first half and led at the break. Oak Ridge kept it off the scoreboard the rest of the way. Rocklin lost 29-23 in double overtime at Folsom, which is second on our NorCal board and 24th on our Power 100.
By the numbers
| Oak Ridge | Rocklin | |
|---|---|---|
| SPIN NorCal Top 10 | 6 | not ranked |
| Record | 3-1 | 3-1 |
| Sierra Foothill League | 1-0 | 0-1 |
| Points per game | 23.8 | 36.8 |
| Points allowed per game | 21.8 | 9.0 |
Oak Ridge
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 28 | at Argyle (Texas) | W 27-26 |
| Sept. 4 | Central East (Fresno) | L 20-14 |
| Sept. 11 | at Crean Lutheran (Irvine) | W 28-21 |
| Sept. 25 | Del Oro (Loomis) | W 26-20 |
Oak Ridge's only loss is to Central East, third on our NorCal board. Every game it has played has been decided by one score.
Rocklin
Rocklin won 46-7 at Turlock to open the season, then posted back to back shutouts of Bishop Manogue of Reno and Pleasant Valley of Chico. It outscored its three nonleague opponents 124-7.
Then it went to Folsom, which was 4-0, and took it to a second overtime.
The series
Oak Ridge won last year's meeting 34-14 on October 31 in El Dorado Hills. Oak Ridge went on to reach the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I final, where it lost 21-14 to Folsom.
What Friday does
The Sierra Foothill League runs through Folsom, and both of these teams still have to play it. Oak Ridge hosts Folsom on October 16. A win for Oak Ridge keeps it unbeaten in the league going into that game. A win for Rocklin puts it back at .500 in the league and gives it a result over a ranked team.
Kickoff is 7:30 PM Pacific, 8:30 PM Mountain, at Rocklin High School.
