Football Preview: Victor Valley Jackrabbits vs. Apple Valley Sun Devils
Victor Valley is 0-9 against Apple Valley since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Victor Valley Jackrabbits will be playing in front of their home fans against the Apple Valley Sun Devils at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Apple Valley is hoping to do what Twentynine Palms couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Victor Valley's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Victor Valley blew past Twentynine Palms, posting a 42-0 win at home. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Jackrabbits just coasted through the last quarter.
Victor Valley can attribute much of their success to Robert Middlebrooks, who threw for 148 yards and two touchdowns on only seven passes.
Victor Valley's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB eight times. The heavy lifting was done by Terion Mathis and Keith Murray who racked up five sacks between them. Mathis is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Apple Valley made easy work of Corona del Sol on Friday and carried off a 35-14 victory.
Jacob Higgs was a one-man wrecking crew for Apple Valley as he threw for 321 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.9% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Dylan Jarrard was Higgs' top target, picking up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Victor Valley's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Apple Valley, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. Victor Valley has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 194.3 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Apple Valley, though, as they've been averaging only 93. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Victor Valley was dealt a bruising 63-20 defeat at the hands of Apple Valley in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Victor Valley, Noah Celie (who threw for 283 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per attempt) 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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