The Hanford West Huskies's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Monache Marauders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Hanford West's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Kerman on Thursday. They took a blow against the Lions, falling 62-0. The Huskies have struggled against the Lions recently, as their game on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Monache had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They breezed by the Vikings at home to the tune of 48-0. The Marauders pushed the score to 41-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Vikings had no chance of recovering from.
Monache's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but D.J. Shimer led the charge by rushing for 115 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Shimer really tore up the turf during one magnificent 74-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of Luis Almanza, who rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Monache was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 302 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matches.
Monache's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Benicio Mendoza and Gabriel Carbajal.
Hanford West's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Monache, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
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