Valencia has gone 10-0 against Golden Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Valencia Vikings will look to defend their home field against the Golden Valley Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Valencia on the road against Canyon as the team secured a 55-7 victory. With the Vikings ahead 34-7 at the half, the game was all but over already.
It was another big night for Brian Bonner, who rushed for 149 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry, and also picked up 33 receiving yards. Another player making a difference was Brady Bretthauer, who threw for 177 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes.
Valencia wouldn't let Canyon keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Valencia can thank Nick Seymour and Ryan Galvan for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Golden Valley was able to grind out a solid win over Castaic last Friday, taking the game 36-28.
Jamison Torres continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 202 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Ace Frias got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Golden Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Golden Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. Frias picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown.
The victory made it two in a row for Valencia and bumps their season record up to 2-4. As for Golden Valley, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Thursday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Valencia has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 199.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Golden Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 157.2. It's looking like Thursday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Valencia against Golden Valley in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 40-7 victory. Will Valencia repeat their success, or does Golden Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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