Football Game Preview: Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon Pirate vs. Valley Vikings

For the second straight game, Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon will face off against Valley. The Pirate will square off against the Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.

Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 47-0 win over Valley. Considering the Pirate have won seven games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Cade Hoshino

Passer Rating (Career)

10/24/25 vs Valley	168.8
09/19/25 @ Del Sol	165.2
10/10/25 @ Chaparral	159.5
09/12/25 vs Pinecrest Academy Cadence	156.3
08/22/25 vs Lowry	143.3

Cade Hoshino was his usual excellent self, throwing for 252 yards and four TDs while completing 90% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in passer rating (168.8). Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon also got help from Brandon Quaglio, who showed off his sure hands for 95 receiving yards.

Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Valley to a completion percentage of just 47.6%. The Pirate have been improving in that area: they had allowed a completion percentage of 0.65 earlier this season, but they've only allowed one of 0.65 in their last three games.

Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kame'e Sawyer-Mahoe and Arie Mcquaig IV.

Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon's victory bumped their record up to 9-0. As for Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.

Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon has been excellent in the air this season, having averaged 286.8 passing yards per game. It's a different story for Valley, though, as they've been averaging only 104.6 passing yards. How will they fare against such a dominant passing game? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.