Enterprise hasn't had much luck against Pleasant Valley recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Enterprise Hornets will square off against the Pleasant Valley Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Enterprise is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.2 points per game this season.
Enterprise is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They secured a 26-20 W over Shasta. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hornets.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Jj Johnson and Justin Polley. Johnson had a great game and threw for 299 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. Meanwhile, Polley did his best for the losing side, rushing for 48 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 119 yards and a touchdown.
Enterprise's defense made their presence known, laying out Polley. seven times. The heavy lifting was done by Eddy Herrera and Justus Williams, who racked up four sacks between them. Herrera is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Valley came tearing into last Friday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Wolves to the tune of 38-0. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Among those leading the charge was Joseph Garcia, who rushed for 15 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 98 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in December of 2023.
Pleasant Valley is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.3 points per game. As for Enterprise, their win bumped their record up to 8-3.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Enterprise has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 239.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Pleasant Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 190.9. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Enterprise suffered a grim 38-17 defeat to Pleasant Valley in their previous matchup on November 1st. Can Enterprise avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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