Football Preview: Simi Valley Pioneers vs. La Habra Highlanders
The Simi Valley Pioneers will challenge the La Habra Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Simi Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 49-47 win over Notre Dame (SO). The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pioneers.
Brice Hawkins was his usual excellent self, rushing for 215 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry, and also picking up 30 receiving yards and a touchdown. Those 215 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another back making a difference was Zane Tryon, who rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
Simi Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 370 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Simi Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Micah Hannah and Jayden Graham. Graham is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least seven every time he's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, La Habra waltzed into their contest on Friday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They skirted past the Mustangs 27-24.
La Habra's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 33.9 points per game. As for Simi Valley, their win bumped their record up to 10-1.
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