El Cajon Valley is 0-3 against El Capitan since September of 2021 but things could change on Friday. The El Cajon Valley Braves will face off against the El Capitan Vaqueros at 7:00 p.m.
El Cajon Valley is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. The contest between them and Valhalla wasn't particularly close, with El Cajon Valley falling 35-18. One positive for the Braves, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Although El Cajon Valley took the loss, they still got scores from Edwin Carmona, Amir Miller, and Fabian Carmona.
Meanwhile, El Capitan waltzed into their match on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They claimed a resounding 41-0 victory over the Wolf Pack.
A big part of El Capitan's win came down to the chemistry between Brandt Barker and his top target Micheal Valencia. Barker threw for 168 yards and four touchdowns while completing 88.2% of his passes while Valencia picked up 94 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Valencia a new career-high in rushing yards (24). Brady Joralemon was another key player, rushing for 69 yards and a touchdown.
El Capitan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 203 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 77.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three games they've averaged 165.
El Cajon Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for El Capitan, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
El Cajon Valley couldn't quite finish off El Capitan when the teams last played back in October of 2023 and fell 31-28. Can El Cajon Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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