Valencia is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Marina is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Valencia Tigers will welcome the Marina Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Valencia is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.2 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Valencia ended up a good deal behind Kennedy and lost 34-19. The Tigers were up 13-0 in the fourth but couldn't hold on to the lead.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Louis Galvan and Isaac Talamantes. Talamantes had a great game and gained 170 total yards and three touchdowns. Meanwhile, Galvan was balling out in the loss, rushing for 171 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.1 yards per carry.
Even though they lost, Valencia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 304 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Marina won against Esperanza back in September with 21 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Marina enjoyed a cozy 21-6 victory over Sunny Hills. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 208th, while the Lancers are ranked 691st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Valencia has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season. As for Marina, their win bumped their record up to 6-0.
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