Football Preview: La Habra Highlanders vs. Simi Valley Pioneers
The La Habra Highlanders will take on the Simi Valley Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. La Habra is coming into the match hot, having won their last ten games.
La Habra is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They skirted past Mira Costa 27-24.
Meanwhile, Simi Valley narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Notre Dame (SO) 49-47. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pioneers.
Brice Hawkins continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 215 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry, and also picking up 30 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another back making a difference was Zane Tryon, who rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
Simi Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 370 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Simi Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Micah Hannah and Jayden Graham. Graham is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least seven every time he's taken the field this season.
La Habra pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.4 points per game. As for Simi Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 10-1.
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