Football Preview: Edison Chargers vs. Fountain Valley Barons
Edison is 10-0 against Fountain Valley since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Edison Chargers will be playing at home against the Fountain Valley Barons at 7:00 p.m. Edison will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Edison is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Palos Verdes at home to the tune of 41-7 on Friday.
Edison's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Julius Gillick, who rushed for 214 yards on only 14 carries. Gillick's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 103 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Savelio Niumata, who threw for 109 yards and two touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Edison was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 347 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Fountain Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. The matchup between them and Tustin wasn't particularly close, with Fountain Valley falling 33-14. While losing is never fun, the Barons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 367th, while the Tillers are ranked 60th).
The victory got Edison back to even at 2-2. As for Fountain Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything came up roses for Edison against Fountain Valley in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as the team secured a 56-7 win. In that game, Edison amassed a halftime lead of 28-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
