The Santana Sultans will take on the Valhalla Norsemen at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Santana fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against West Hills on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Wolf Pack by a score of 10-7. The Sultans have struggled against the Wolf Pack recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Valhalla played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 35-11 to Monte Vista. The Norsemen were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-3.
Valhalla didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Lorenzo Matos and Yousif Al Yousuf. Matos is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in each of the last four games he's played.
Santana's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Valhalla, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Santana ended up a good deal behind Valhalla in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, losing 31-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Norsemen's Jackson Newman, who rushed for 190 yards and a pair of touchdowns while picking up 10.0 yards per carry. Now that the Sultans know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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