Football Preview: Temescal Canyon Titans vs. West Valley Mustangs
The Temescal Canyon Titans will square off against the West Valley Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Temescal Canyon took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They never let Elsinore onto the board and left with a 14-0 win.
Jordan Guerrero was his usual excellent self, rushing for 100 yards and two touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 100 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Temescal Canyon didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Lance Allen and Anthony Sanchez. Another thorn in Elsinore's side was Gavin Rios, who picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles (2.5 for loss).
Meanwhile, West Valley had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28 points) and they went ahead and made it four last Friday. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 48-14 victory over the Rajahs. The Mustangs' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Denim Benson had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Reyes, who threw for 142 yards and three touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to West Valley's defense and their seven sacks. Nathan Hutton was especially locked on to Indio's QB and sacked him five times. West Valley got some further help from Paul J Joyce: he forced a fumble and made 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, West Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Indio only rushed for 69.
Temescal Canyon's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for West Valley, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Temescal Canyon has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 233.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like West Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 195. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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