The La Jolla Vikings and the Francis Parker Lancers are set to duel on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
La Jolla is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Mira Mesa with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 56-42. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 148th, while the Marauders are ranked 497th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Francis Parker, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They blew past Orange Glen 56-6 at home on Friday. That 50 point margin sets a new team best for the Lancers this season.
Avondre Kelley was his usual excellent self, rushing for 180 yards and five touchdowns on only eight carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 62 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Kobi Oldenburg, who gained 132 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Francis Parker was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 383 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Francis Parker didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Rory Dunn and Matt Devito.
La Jolla's record now sits at 5-2. As for Francis Parker, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season.
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