The Pacifica Tritons will venture away from home to face off against the Simi Valley Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Pacifica took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Everything went their way against Camarillo as Pacifica made off with a 45-24 win. Given the Tritons' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Scorpions are ranked 251st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Pacifica's victory came down to the chemistry between Taylor Lee and his top target Isaiah Dillon. Lee threw for 442 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 14.7 yards per attempt while Dillon picked up 229 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Dillon torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 85 yards. Pacifica also got a significant boost from Alijah Royster, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 101 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pacifica was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 226 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Pacifica's defense and their three sacks. Leading the way was Dejuan Colvin with two. Pacifica is 2-1 when Colvin posts two or more sacks, but 2-3 otherwise. Budder Aina was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 18 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Simi Valley put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 35-28 win over Bishop Diego.
Brice Hawkins was his usual excellent self, rushing for 172 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in December of 2023.
The victory got Pacifica back to even at 4-4. As for Simi Valley, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
We should be in store for an exciting game as both have no problem gaining yardage. Pacifica has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 390.2 total yards per game. However, it's not like Simi Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 444.1. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
Pacifica strolled past Simi Valley in their previous meeting back in August of 2023 by a score of 28-11. Will Pacifica repeat their success, or does Simi Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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