The Fountain Valley Barons will challenge the Laguna Beach Breakers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fountain Valley has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with five straight losses, while Laguna Beach will come in with six straight victories.
Fountain Valley is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Orange on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Barons had to suffer through a 52-14 loss at the hands of the Panthers. The Barons were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 37-0.
Meanwhile, while Laguna Beach put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Northwood. The Breakers blew past the Timberwolves 42-0. The result was nothing new for the Breakers, who have now won four contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
A big part of Laguna Beach's win came down to the chemistry between Jack Hurst and his top target Brady Stringham. Hurst threw for 254 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per attempt while Stringham picked up 128 receiving yards and a pair of TDs. Stringham got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 77 yards. Grant Regal made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Laguna Beach's defense and their five sacks. That dominant display was truly a team effort as five different players picked up one apiece. They got some further help from Wyatt Bogdan: he picked up a sack and made nine total tackles.
Fountain Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Laguna Beach, their victory bumped their record up to 6-0.
Fountain Valley was dealt a bruising 50-7 loss at the hands of Laguna Beach when the teams last played back in October of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Barons were down 36-0.
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