Football Recap: Arleta Piles Up the Points Against Poly

By Team Reports Oct 21, 2024, 4:06am

Football Recap: Arleta Mustangs vs. Poly Parrots

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Arleta waltzed into their game on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Poly Parrots, posting a 34-0 win on the road. With that victory, the Mustangs brought their scoring average up to 26 points per game.

Arleta wouldn't let Poly keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Arleta can thank Erik Favela and Alexander Gonzalez for forcing both of them. The dominant performance also gave Favela a new career-high in rushing yards.

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Arleta was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

Arleta pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Poly, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-4.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Arleta will host Grant at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Grant is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.4 points per game this season. As for Poly, they will welcome Fulton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Poly is facing Fulton at the right time seeing as Fulton is stuck on a five-game losing streak.

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