After starting their season with three straight games on the road, Valley View is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the Yucca Valley Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Things were looking good for Valley View after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They took a 24-17 hit to the loss column at the hands of Colony. That's two games in a row now that the Eagles have lost by exactly seven points.
Meanwhile, Yucca Valley suffered their biggest loss since September 7, 2023 last Friday. They lost 52-28 to Serrano. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 518th, while the Diamondbacks are ranked 221st).
Despite the defeat, Yucca Valley got top-tier performance from Michael Ramos Jr, who rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 120 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Ramos Jr a new career-high in rushing yards. Anthony Love was Ramos Jr's top target, rushing for 75 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
Valley View now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Yucca Valley, they now also have a losing record at 1-2.
Valley View skirted past Yucca Valley 35-33 in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. Does Valley View have another victory up their sleeve, or will Yucca Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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