The Crescenta Valley Falcons are taking a road trip to take on the Muir Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Crescenta Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down Hoover 48-29 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Falcons.
Crescenta Valley found their leader in underclassman Phoenix Vengco, who rushed for 184 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Vengco also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making a tackle and defending two passes in addition to snagging an interception. Chander Thome also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Crescenta Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 400 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Muir got the win against Burbank on Friday by a conclusive 35-13. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 178th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 434th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Zion McDonald had a dynamite game for Muir, rushing for 240 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.6 yards per carry. McDonald showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 55 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Keyon Mills, who threw for 176 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Muir's defense and their six sacks. Leading the way was Andrew (Dre) Arnold with two.
The victory got Crescenta Valley back to even at 2-2. As for Muir, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Crescenta Valley has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 228 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Muir struggles in that department as they've been averaging 236. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Crescenta Valley was dealt a bruising 34-6 defeat at the hands of Muir when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Crescenta Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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