Football Preview: Moreno Valley Vikings vs. Canyon Springs Cougars
Moreno Valley has gone 8-2 against Canyon Springs recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Moreno Valley Vikings are taking a road trip to take on the Canyon Springs Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Moreno Valley comes in on six and Canyon Springs on eight.
Moreno Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Lakeside with a sharp 49-28 victory on Friday. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 406th, while the Lancers are ranked 865th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Trevon Williams, who rushed for 209 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September. Syree Matthews was in the mix as well, providing Moreno Valley with two touchdowns.
Moreno Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 392 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 188 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Moreno Valley's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB nine times. Andrew Delatorre and Casmir Ezeonu were the leaders of the group effort as each produced three apiece. Malele Vaiolo is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Canyon Springs faced off against Perris on Friday. Canyon Springs came out on top against Perris by a score of 53-40.
Andre Larry continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 162 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 78 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Angel Robles, who threw for 198 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes.
Moreno Valley's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. As for Canyon Springs, their record now sits at 8-1.
Friday's match will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Matthews and Robles. Matthews has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 99.2 passing yards and has 5 passing touchdowns on the season. For his part, Robles has averaged 226.6 passing yards and has 30 passing touchdowns on the season.
Moreno Valley and Canyon Springs were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in September of 2023, but Moreno Valley came up empty-handed after a 21-20 defeat. Thankfully for Moreno Valley, David Olaniyan (who rushed for 264 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.4 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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