After two games on the road, Compton Early College is heading back home. They will welcome the La Quinta Aztecs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Compton Early College's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Peninsula two weeks ago. They were outmatched by the Panthers on the road and fell 77-0. While losing is never fun, the Rising Phoenix can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 979th, while the Panthers are ranked 252nd).
Meanwhile, La Quinta put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 32-12 margin over Glenn. Fans of the Aztecs have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Cooper Starnes continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 200 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 68 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Jakson Clark, who rushed for 34 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: La Quinta was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 287 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 287 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Compton Early College's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 0-4. As for La Quinta, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
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