The Covina Colts are taking a road trip to take on the Santa Fe Chiefs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Covina is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Northview just ended the team's three-game winning streak two weeks ago. They took a blow against the Vikings, falling 49-21. While losing is never fun, the Colts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 324th, while the Vikings are ranked 95th).
Despite their loss, Covina saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Matthew Olivas Jr, who picked up 94 receiving yards and two touchdowns, was perhaps the best of all. Covina also got a significant boost from Kwame Parrish, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 92 yards.
Meanwhile, Santa Fe waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their defense stepped up to hand the Oilers a 24-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Chiefs, who have now won four contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
Sebastian Macias and Devin Clark were among the main playmakers for Santa Fe as the former gained 152 total yards and two touchdowns and the latter rushed for 144 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Clark a new career-high in rushing yards.
Santa Fe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 220 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 220 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Having lost for the first time this season, Covina fell to 3-1. As for Santa Fe, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
