Vanden is on a four-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Vista del Lago is on a five-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Vanden Vikings will host the Vista del Lago Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Vanden will be strutting in after a victory while Vista del Lago will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, Vanden strolled past Campolindo with points to spare, taking the game 23-7. That's two games straight that the Vikings have won by exactly 16 points.
Vanden had a senior duo take command as Kalani Mcleod threw for 280 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.7 yards per attempt and Zack Tayeh rushed for 62 yards and two touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (83 yards to be exact) went to Chris Clark.
Meanwhile, Vista del Lago didn't have quite enough to beat Bradshaw Christian on Friday and fell 50-48. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (33), the Eagles still had to take the loss.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Grant Rogers, who threw for 246 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. Jahaan Kalkat helped Rogers out on the ground, rushing for 73 yards and two touchdowns.
Vanden's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Vista del Lago, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Vanden came up short against Vista del Lago in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 28-24. Thankfully for Vanden, Johnny Koett (who threw for 240 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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