The Orange Vista Coyotes will head out on the road to face off against the Rancho Verde Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Orange Vista sitting on four straight wins and Rancho Verde on five.
Orange Vista's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat JW North 41-0. That 41 point margin sets a new team best for the Coyotes this season.
Meanwhile, Rancho Verde beat Liberty 24-13 on Friday.
Rancho Verde's success was spearheaded by the efforts of George Campbell, who rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown, and C.J. Thompson, who threw for 195 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Campbell a new career-high in rushing yards.
Rancho Verde didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Amarion Orange and Azion Givens. Givens is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Orange Vista now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Rancho Verde, they pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Orange Vista beat Rancho Verde 35-27 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Orange Vista 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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