The Johnson Warriors will venture away from home to face off against the Armijo Royals at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Johnson is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Johnson is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Burbank at home to the tune of 40-12 on Tuesday. Considering the Warriors have won three games by more than 19 points this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Johnson's win came down to the chemistry between Iris Vang and her top target Aliyah Vang. Iris threw for 190 yards and three touchdowns while completing 89.5% of her passes while Aliyah gained 76 total yards and four touchdowns. What's more, Aliyah also racked up 24 rushing yards, the mostshe's had since back in September. Philliyah Brown made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Armijo's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They were dealt a 41-12 defeat at the hands of Fairfield. While losing is never fun, the Royals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 327th, while the Falcons are ranked 145th).
Johnson's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Armijo, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-5.
Johnson didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Armijo in their previous meeting back in September, but they still walked away with a 12-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Johnson since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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