Football Preview: Carl Hayden Community Falcons vs. Moon Valley Rockets
The Carl Hayden Community Falcons will face off against the Moon Valley Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with 13 losses in a row dating back to last season, Carl Hayden Community finally turned things around against Sierra Linda last Friday. They came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 28-19.
Damiani Mitchell was his usual excellent self, rushing for 174 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. Chris Barnett was another key player, gaining 132 total yards and a touchdown.
Carl Hayden Community was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 306 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Carl Hayden Community's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. Leading the way was Steven Yovish with two sacks.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Moon Valley). They blew past Alhambra, posting a 46-6 win at home. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Rockets have posted since September 29, 2023.
Ayomide Ogundipe continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 141 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. Another player making a difference was Jahvandre Zuhri, who rushed for eight yards and two touchdowns.
Moon Valley wouldn't let Alhambra keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Moon Valley can thank Jadon Goode and Colin Lucas for forcing both of them. Moon Valley got some further help from Carmelo Goe: he picked up a sack and made seven total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Carl Hayden Community's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Moon Valley, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Carl Hayden Community has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 202.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Moon Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 176.8. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Carl Hayden Community was dealt a bruising 54-0 defeat at the hands of Moon Valley in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Moon Valley's Tristen Ely, who rushed for 173 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. Now that Carl Hayden Community knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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