The Simi Valley Pioneers will square off against the Pacifica Tritons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Simi Valley knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past eight matchups -- so hopefully Pacifica likes a good challenge.
Simi Valley will bounce into Friday's game after beating Bishop Diego, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Simi Valley walked away with a 35-28 win over Bishop Diego on Friday.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Brice Hawkins and Oscar Anoai Mauia. Hawkins had a great game and rushed for 172 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Anoai Mauia was balling out in the loss, rushing for 151 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Simi Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 210 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pacifica). They put the hurt on Camarillo with a sharp 45-24 victory on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Tritons, who have now won three matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
A big part of Pacifica's win came down to the chemistry between Taylor Lee and his top target Isaiah Dillon. Lee threw for 442 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 14.7 yards per attempt while Dillon picked up 229 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Dillon torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 85 yards. Another player making a difference was Savion Taylor, who picked up 126 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Pacifica's defense and their three sacks. Leading the way was Dejuan Colvin with two. He has become a key player for Pacifica: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two sacks, but 2-3 otherwise. Another thorn in Camarillo's side was Budder Aina, who picked up a sack and made 18 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Simi Valley's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Pacifica, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-4 record.
We should be in store for an exciting game as the two teams have no problem gaining yardage. Simi Valley has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 444.1 total yards per game. However, it's not like Pacifica struggles in that department as they've been averaging 390.2. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
Simi Valley ended up a good deal behind Pacifica in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, losing 28-11. Thankfully for Simi Valley, Josh Joyner (who rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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