The Rams of Fresno City College lost their second game in a row against San Joaquin Delta 52-17 on Saturday.
Caviglia, who is trying to win his 100th career JC college game, believes that his team was out coached and outplayed by Delta. ” Anytime you lose a game you can’t fault one play, ” said Caviglia. “No one is absolved from any of the criticism.”
For the second week in a row, the Rams defense struggled against the run. When they played Sierra, their running back, Camon Muldrow ran for 245 yards in 50 attempts. The Mustangs managed to run the ball for 165 yards and their quarterback ran for a whopping 51 yards.
Even though the Rams have lost two in a row, they still have a couple of big games ahead of them. If the Rams lose in their rivalry against Reedley, their season will be over. But, if they win the next game, they will host a bowl game at Radcliff stadium on the proceeding Saturday.
The game against Reedley has a lot of tradition surrounding it. It is called, the battle of the pump.
In 1972, two board members name Harry Hiroka and Lyn Ford came up with an idea on how to rekindle an old rivalry that went away because the teams stopped playing each other.
15, 000 fans watched former Hoover High graduate, Rod Perry steal the show by making big plays, helping the Rams win that game 22 to 19. Reedley was ranked No.1 and Fresno City ranked No.3 in the nation on that day.