Football Preview: Citrus Valley Blackhawks vs. Beaumont Cougars
Citrus Valley is 7-1 against Beaumont since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Citrus Valley Blackhawks will venture away from home to face off against the Beaumont Cougars at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Citrus Valley is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Redlands: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Citrus Valley blew Redlands out of the water with a 28-0 final score. The Blackhawks pushed the score to 21-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Terriers had little chance of recovering from.
Citrus Valley's win on Friday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Dominic Robles, who threw for 128 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Citrus Valley also got a significant boost from Damien Johnson, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 93 yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Beaumont). They breezed by Yucaipa on the road to the tune of 44-7 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won three contests by 29 points or more so far this season.
Jeremiah Duhu was his usual excellent self, throwing for 315 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 54 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Trashawn James-Reek was another key player, rushing for 119 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Beaumont was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 250 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 181 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
The win made it two in a row for Citrus Valley and bumps their season record up to 2-4. As for Beaumont, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Citrus Valley was able to grind out a solid win over Beaumont when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 33-24. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Beaumont's Christopher Cooper, who threw for 279 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 78 yards on only nine carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Citrus Valley to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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