The Yucca Valley Trojans will face off against the Coachella Valley Mighty Arabs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Yucca Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 49-21 victory over Indio on the road. With that win, the Trojans brought their scoring average up to 29.1 points per game.
Michael Ramos Jr was his usual excellent self, rushing for 257 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.3 yards per carry, and also throwing for 127 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 passes. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 114 rushing yards per game. Aiden Pope was Ramos Jr's top target, rushing for 60 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 30 receiving yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Yucca Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 388 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Coachella Valley waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 55-18 victory over the Wildcats. The Mighty Arabs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Ivan Camargo continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 263 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 15.5 yards per carry, and also picking up 45 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Daniel Romero did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 84 receiving yards.
Yucca Valley's win bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Coachella Valley, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Yucca Valley has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 162 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Coachella Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 156.2. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Yucca Valley took their win against Coachella Valley in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 69-45. Will Yucca Valley repeat their success, or does Coachella Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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