Football Preview: Fullerton Indians vs. Sunny Hills Lancers
Fullerton is on a four-game streak of home losses, Sunny Hills a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Fullerton Indians will host the Sunny Hills Lancers at 7:00 p.m.
Fullerton's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Marina on Thursday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 28-0 to the Vikings, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 710th, while the Vikings are ranked 212th).
Fullerton wouldn't let Marina keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Fullerton can thank Garrett Chew and Andrew Valencia for forcing both of them. The dominant performance also gave Valencia a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Sunny Hills came into Friday's match having lost ten straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They breezed by Valencia at home to the tune of 33-3 on Friday. The Lancers' offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last three games.
Fullerton's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Sunny Hills, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-7.
Fullerton and Sunny Hills were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but Fullerton came up empty-handed after a 28-27 defeat. Can Fullerton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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