Football Preview: Valley Vista Monsoon vs. Hamilton Huskies
The Valley Vista Monsoon will face off against the Hamilton Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Valley Vista has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with four straight defeats, while Hamilton will come in with four straight wins.
Last Friday, Valley Vista had to suffer through a 65-26 loss at the hands of Mountain View. The Monsoon were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 51-12.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Joseph Watts-Diver, who picked up 130 receiving yards and a touchdown. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 98 yards. Alexx Williams was another key pass catcher, picking up 123 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hamilton). They blew past Desert Vista 52-18 on the road on Friday. Given the Huskies' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Thunder are ranked 69th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Valley Vista's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Hamilton, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Valley Vista was dealt a bruising 52-15 defeat at the hands of Hamilton when the teams last played back in November of 2014. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Valley Vista was down 52-8.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
