Two dominant backs in Aiden Mejia and Kenneth Brown are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Verdugo Hills Dons will host the Lincoln Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Verdugo Hills will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
Verdugo Hills is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering North Hollywood just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a blow against the Huskies, falling 42-14. The match marked the Dons' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Despite the loss, Verdugo Hills saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Mejia rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Verdugo Hills wouldn't let North Hollywood keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Verdugo Hills can thank Jack Ifrate and Rey Flores for forcing both of them. Verdugo Hills got some further help from Ben Love: he made 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Lincoln posted their biggest victory since October 13, 2023 on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 33-7 margin over Marshall. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Marvin Gomez and Brown were among the main playmakers for Lincoln as the former rushed for 70 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries and the latter rushed for 62 yards and two touchdowns. An impressive showing, but Brown really ramped things up playing D: he picked up two sacks and made eight total tackles.
Lincoln didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Alejandro Cervantes led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. He also set a new season high mark in receiving yards with 81.
Verdugo Hills' defeat dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Lincoln, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-6.
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