The Sunny Hills Lancers will head out on the road to face off against the Valencia Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Sunny Hills is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Beckman just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They came up short against the Patriots, falling 35-14. The matchup marked the Lancers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in George Shelledy and Makhi Czaykowski. Czaykowski had a great game and gained 273 total yards and a touchdown. Meanwhile, Shelledy was balling out in the loss, rushing for 106 yards and one touchdown.
Meanwhile, Valencia played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by Marina and fell 35-7. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 652nd, while the Vikings are ranked 311th).
Valencia's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Sunny Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Sunny Hills has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 352.3 total yards per game. It's a different story for Valencia, though, as they've been averaging only 191.6 total yards. Will Sunny Hills be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will the Tigers flip the script?
Everything came up roses for Sunny Hills against Valencia in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 33-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lancers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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