Football Preview: Valley View Eagles vs. South Pasadena Tigers
The Valley View Eagles will challenge the South Pasadena Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Valley View is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Moreno Valley, posting a 35-3 win.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Valley View's defense and their three sacks. Leading the way was Iren Neri with two.
Meanwhile, South Pasadena had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.5 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They came out on top against the Warriors by a score of 35-28.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Rick Matsuda and Trey Freking. Matsuda rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown on only six carries while Freking gained 101 total yards and two touchdowns. Matsuda's longest rush was for an impressive 68 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
South Pasadena didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of James Dowd and Jasper Heathfield. Heathfield also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
South Pasadena pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 43.5 points per game. As for Valley View, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
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