Football Preview: Fontana Steelers vs. Arroyo Valley Hawks
Fontana has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Arroyo Valley Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Fontana is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.7 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Fontana came up short against Carter and fell 34-27. Despite 84 more yards than the Lions, the Steelers couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Fontana's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Ruben Camacho, who threw for 209 yards and two touchdowns on only 18 passes, and Akari Augustine, who picked up 119 receiving yards and a touchdown. Augustine's longest reception was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Arroyo Valley). They took down Notre Dame 51-32 on Friday.
Fontana has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season. As for Arroyo Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 2-6.
Fontana suffered a grim 52-32 defeat to Arroyo Valley when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Fontana, Ronald Weathers (who rushed for 336 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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