Football Preview: North Hollywood Huskies vs. Verdugo Hills Dons
The North Hollywood Huskies will challenge the Verdugo Hills Dons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with North Hollywood sitting on nine straight victories and Verdugo Hills on three.
North Hollywood is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Monroe to the tune of 56-0 on Friday. Considering the Huskies have won eight contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
North Hollywood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 382 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 255 rushing yards in ten consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
North Hollywood's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB five times. The heavy lifting was done by Raymond Perez and EDDIE ESTRADA, who racked up four sacks between them. Perez also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11.
Meanwhile, Verdugo Hills strolled past Chavez with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 23-6.
Verdugo Hills found their leader in sophomore Aiden Mejia, who rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also picked up 66 receiving yards and a touchdown. Jered Smith was another key player, throwing for 160 yards and two touchdowns.
Verdugo Hills didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jack Ifrate and Ben Love.
North Hollywood pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Verdugo Hills, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
North Hollywood strolled past Verdugo Hills in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 14-0. Does North Hollywood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Verdugo Hills turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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