The Dana Hills Dolphins will head out to face off against the Fountain Valley Barons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Dana Hills has seven straight wins, Fountain Valley has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Thursday, Dana Hills got the win against Orange by a conclusive 35-14. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 21-0.
Dana Hills' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but James Leicester led the charge by throwing for 126 yards and three touchdowns, while also picking up 40 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Radley Geiss helped Leicester out on the ground, rushing for 171 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.1 yards per carry.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Dana Hills was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 293 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, a victory for Fountain Valley just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 50-7 loss at the hands of Laguna Beach. While losing is never fun, the Barons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 394th, while the Breakers are ranked 91st).
Dana Hills pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Fountain Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
