Fresno City College Rams win their homecoming matchup against Sacramento City College Panthers on Oct. 21 at Ratcliffe Stadium, winning 28-10 in a dominating fashion.
The stands were alive with the sounds of cheering waiting for the Rams to take the field. The Rams knew this was going to be a game where they would have to bring their A-game.
“We always want to play well at homecoming, it’s an added incentive for us, we’re trying to be 1-0 every week and this game will be an awesome game,” Coach Caviglia said.
“Sacramento City is a dynamite team and we’re going to have to play our best to win. We’re going to have to play our best football to come out on top in all three phases: offense, defense, and the kicking game.”
Even with an extra focus on playing their best football, the offense still fell flat on the first drive with a fumble.
The Rams didn’t let that turnover affect the way they played the rest of the game.
The Rams rolled through the first quarter going up 14-3 with 2 rushing touchdowns as the Panthers had zero answers for the Rams rushing attack.
With the second quarter being more of a defensive showcase for both teams, the scoring took a backseat.
The Panthers would rush for a touchdown before the half cutting the Rams lead down 14-10 going into the half.
The second half was all Fresno City College, the defense was solid this game and had a key interception by Trey Carr in the third quarter on their opponents first drive and dominated the Panthers in the second half, not allowing them to score.
This interception is just what the Rams needed to get their offense back into the game with a passing touchdown by quarterback Alec Trajilo to Wide Receiver Ramon Ruiz
The Rams offense kept their foot on the pedal in the fourth quarter and scored on a fly sweep to Ramon Ruiz for his second touchdown of the day to cap off a 28-10 victory over the Panthers.
Leading up to this homecoming game, Coach Caviglia talked about how they always want to show out and play well at homecoming.
With the victory over Sacramento City College, Fresno City Football now has a .500 record and is 2-0 in the conference.
Coach Caviglia makes it a point, however their season starts, to end strong and give the team the final push towards a postseason run.
“You don’t want to peak early in the year, we want to peak late in the year and hope to play our best football towards the end of the year,” Coach Caviglia said.
The Rams next game is away against Contra Costa at 1 p.m. on Oct.28
