The Alhambra Lions will square off against the Youngker Roughriders at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Alhambra, yet to win a game, are hoping to taste some of the success that has characterized Youngker's (thus far) undefeated season.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 63-7, which was the final score in Alhambra's tilt against Lake Havasu on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 221st, while the Knights are ranked 86th).
Meanwhile, Youngker hadn't done well against Moon Valley recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Roughriders took down the Rockets 28-14.
Youngker had a senior duo take command as Isaiah Hargrove rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns and Jeremiah Garcia rushed for 50 yards and one TD.
Youngker was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 332 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 177 rushing yards in six consecutive games dating back to last season.
Youngker's defense made their presence known, laying out Ellis (CJ) Samon. 3.5 times. Ar-Razzaq Animashhaun refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5 sacks all by himself.
Alhambra's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Youngker, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
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