Football Preview: Victor Valley Christian Royals vs. Lucerne Valley Mustangs
The Victor Valley Christian Royals are taking a road trip to take on the Lucerne Valley Mustangs at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Victor Valley Christian can't be to happy about their upcoming road matchup considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home on Friday. They were dealt a 49-6 loss at the hands of Santa Clara.
Meanwhile, Lucerne Valley ended up a good deal behind Malibu on Friday and lost 32-14. The Mustangs were down 32-0 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Lucerne Valley's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of William Rietdyk, who rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown, and Raul Gonzalez, who rushed for 21 yards and a touchdown. An impressive showing, but Gonzalez really ramped things up playing D: he made five total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Victor Valley Christian took a serious blow against Lucerne Valley in their previous meeting back in October of 2014, falling 60-0. Thankfully for Victor Valley Christian, Zack Mejia (who rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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