The Lucerne Valley Mustangs will face off against the PAL Academy Bulls at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lucerne Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26 points per game this season.
Lucerne Valley took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 48-8 win over Victor Valley Christian. With the Mustangs ahead 40-8 at the half, the match was all but over already.
William Rietdyk continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 181 yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 106.6 rushing yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lucerne Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 298 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
One reason for the win was Lucerne Valley's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Victor Valley Christian's QB won't forget Abel Munoz anytime soon given he sacked him twice. The dominant performance also gave Munoz a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, PAL Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Academy of Careers & Exploration at home and fell 58-0.
Lucerne Valley's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for PAL Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Lucerne Valley took their win against PAL Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 26-2. Does Lucerne Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will PAL Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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