Arleta is 9-1 against Verdugo Hills since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Arleta Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Verdugo Hills Dons at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Arleta is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Monroe, posting a 48-6 victory on the road. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Mustangs with their most commanding win of the season.
Arleta relied on the efforts of Jose Rosas, who gained 186 total yards and four touchdowns, and Austin Ramos, who threw for 144 yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Ramos a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Arleta was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Arleta's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Erik Favela.
Meanwhile, Verdugo Hills came tearing into Friday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Jaguars on the road to the tune of 31-2. Verdugo Hills' win was all the more impressive since the Jaguars were averaging only 15.4 points allowed on the season.
The critical scores for Verdugo Hills came from Aiden Mejia, Matthew Valenzuela, Jered Smith, and Jack Ifrate.
One reason for the win was Verdugo Hills' imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. In that department, Franklin Wilgus was the leader with two.
Arleta's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-2. As for Verdugo Hills, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Arleta didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Verdugo Hills in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 14-9 victory. Does Arleta have another victory up their sleeve, or will Verdugo Hills turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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