The La Joya Community Fighting Lobos will face off against the Paradise Valley Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for La Joya Community and three for Paradise Valley.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 40-12, which was the final score in La Joya Community's tilt against Deer Valley on Friday.
Despite the loss, La Joya Community had strong showings from Christian Otterbridge, who picked up 106 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Jayden Quick, who picked up 73 receiving yards and a touchdown. Otterbridge's longest reception was for an incredible 83 yards.
La Joya Community wouldn't let Deer Valley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Cristian Chavarria was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 56-7, which was the final score in Paradise Valley's tilt against ALA - Gilbert North on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 126th, while the Eagles are ranked 30th).
La Joya Community's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Paradise Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
La Joya Community lost to Paradise Valley at home by a decisive 36-20 margin when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for La Joya Community, Petar Milosavljvich (who rushed for 53 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 256 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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