The JW North Huskies and the Orange Vista Coyotes will meet in a canine-themed contest at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. JW North has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight defeats, while Orange Vista will come in with three straight wins.
JW North is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Liberty on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. JW North was dealt a 49-14 loss at the hands of Liberty.
Despite the defeat, JW North had strong showings from Calvin Rivers, who gained 115 total yards and a touchdown, and Anthony Zavala, who rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Rivers a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Orange Vista made easy work of Vista del Lago on Thursday and carried off a 43-21 victory. Given the Coyotes' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Ravens are ranked 237th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
JW North's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Orange Vista, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
JW North took a serious blow against Orange Vista in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 54-13. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Orange Vista's Khalil Abdul-Aziz, who threw for 230 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. Now that JW North knows 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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