Football Preview: Victoria West Warriors vs. Alice Coyotes
Two dominant signal callers in Dominick Martinez and Lucian Cruz are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Victoria West Warriors will take on the Alice Coyotes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Victoria West comes in on three and Alice on six.
Victoria West is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They skirted past Gregory-Portland 31-28.
Jenesis Jeffries continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 51 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 43 receiving yards. Victoria West also got help from Tristan Bernard, who showed off his sure hands for 108 receiving yards.
Victoria West didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ethan Guerra and Jojo Delagarza. Guerra also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight. Victoria West got some further help from Trevor Robinson: he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made 11 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Alice humbled Pace with a 54-14 victory. The Coyotes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 20 points or more this season.
A big part of Alice's victory came down to the chemistry between Cruz and his top target Collin Tsesmelis. Cruz threw for 349 yards and four touchdowns while completing 82.6% of his passes while Tsesmelis picked up 167 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Tsesmelis showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 63 yards. Another player making a difference was Jamarion Peterson, who picked up 123 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Alice is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 30.8 points per game. As for Victoria West, their win bumped their record up to 9-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Victoria West has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 174.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Alice struggles in that department as they've been averaging 200.2. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Victoria West came up short against Alice when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 36-25. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cruz, who rushed for 62 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 205 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes. Now that Victoria West knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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