Compton Early College has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the La Quinta Aztecs at 7:00 p.m.
Compton Early College's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Peninsula two weeks ago. They were outmatched by the Panthers on the road and fell 77-0. While losing is never fun, the Rising Phoenix can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 979th, while the Panthers are ranked 252nd).
Meanwhile, La Quinta put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Glenn as La Quinta made off with a 32-12 victory. Fans of the Aztecs have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Cooper Starnes continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 200 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 68 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Jakson Clark was another key player, rushing for 34 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: La Quinta was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 287 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 287 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Compton Early College dropped their record down to 0-4 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for La Quinta, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
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