The Jurupa Valley Jaguars will square off against the Bloomington Bruins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Thursday, Jurupa Valley made easy work of Ontario and carried off a 38-12 victory. Jurupa Valley pushed the score to 38-6 by the end of the third, a deficit Ontario cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Bloomington posted their biggest win since September 22, 2023 on Thursday. They really took it to Rubidoux for the full four quarters, racking up a 38-11 victory on the road. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bruins.
Nicholas Seventy had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 141 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Ricardo Sanchez, who rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
Bloomington wouldn't let Rubidoux keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Bloomington can thank Gilbert Everhart and Aaron Perez-Soto for forcing all of them. Everhart is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bloomington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 350 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 180 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Jurupa Valley's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Bloomington, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Jurupa Valley came up short against Bloomington in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 24-13. Thankfully for Jurupa Valley, Dylan Buzard (who rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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