The Crescenta Valley Falcons will venture away from home to square off against the Muir Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Crescenta Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Hoover with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 48-29. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Falcons.
Crescenta Valley found their leader in underclassman Phoenix Vengco, who rushed for 184 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Vengco also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making a tackle and defending two passes in addition to snagging an interception. Chander Thome also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Crescenta Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 400 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Muir got the win against Burbank on Friday by a conclusive 35-13. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 178th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 434th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Zion McDonald had a dynamite game for Muir, rushing for 240 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.6 yards per carry. McDonald was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 55 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Keyon Mills, who threw for 176 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Muir's defense and their six sacks. Leading the way was Andrew (Dre) Arnold with two.
The win got Crescenta Valley back to even at 2-2. As for Muir, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Crescenta Valley has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 228 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Muir struggles in that department as they've been averaging 236. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Crescenta Valley took a serious blow against Muir in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 34-6. Can Crescenta Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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