After three games on the road, Fountain Valley is heading back home. They will welcome the Huntington Beach Oilers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Fountain Valley finally turned things around against Godinez Fundamental on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Grizzlies with a sharp 26-6 victory. The matchup marked the Barons' most dominant win of the season.
Meanwhile, Huntington Beach won a game that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Los Alamitos 19-18. Given the Oilers' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Griffins are ranked 52nd), the result on Wednesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Huntington Beach got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Roxie Shaia out in front who threw for 203 yards and three touchdowns. What's more, Shaia also racked up 18 rushing yards, the mostshe's had since back in August. Kelly Reid was Shaia's top target, picking up 64 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Fountain Valley's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-16. As for Huntington Beach, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-7.
Fountain Valley was dealt a bruising 32-0 defeat at the hands of Huntington Beach when the teams last played back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Shaia, who threw for 228 yards and five touchdowns. Now that Fountain Valley knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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