The El Cajon Valley Braves are taking a road trip to take on the Holtville Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: El Cajon Valley has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Holtville will arrive with ten straight wins.
El Cajon Valley's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Vincent Memorial on Friday. They took a blow against the Scots, falling 34-0.
El Cajon Valley wouldn't let Vincent Memorial keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. El Cajon Valley can thank Janvier Kashindi and Aiden Dixon for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Holtville's strategy against Mountain Empire on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Holtville blew Mountain Empire out of the water with a 54-0 final score. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 372nd, while the Redhawks are ranked 1007th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Enrique Armas had a dynamite game for Holtville, rushing for 112 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Armas' longest rush was for an impressive 51 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Holtville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 305 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 198 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches dating back to last season.
El Cajon Valley's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Holtville, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
El Cajon Valley was dealt a bruising 29-0 defeat at the hands of Holtville when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can El Cajon Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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