Football Preview: La Quinta Aztecs vs. Compton Early College Rising Phoenix
The La Quinta Aztecs will face off against the Compton Early College Rising Phoenix at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (La Quinta has four straight wins, Compton Early College has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, everything went La Quinta's way against Glenn as La Quinta made off with a 32-12 victory. Fans of the Aztecs have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
It was another big night for Cooper Starnes, who rushed for 200 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 68 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Jakson Clark, who rushed for 34 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: La Quinta was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 287 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 287 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Compton Early College fell victim to Peninsula and their airtight defense last Friday. They were beaten by the Panthers 77-0. While losing is never fun, the Rising Phoenix can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 979th, while the Panthers are ranked 252nd).
La Quinta's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Compton Early College, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
