Football Preview: Channel Islands Raiders vs. Valencia Tigers
The Channel Islands Raiders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Valencia Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Channel Islands sitting on eight straight victories and Valencia on three.
Channel Islands' defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Fillmore 41-0 at home. That looming 41-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Raiders yet this season.
Carolina Ortega was her usual excellent self, rushing for 122 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, while also throwing for 57 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Jaelyn Cervantes, who rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
She was just one part of a punishing run game: Channel Islands was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 333 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Valencia won a game that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Kennedy 14-13.
Channel Islands is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for Valencia, their win bumped their record up to 14-5.
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