The Muir Mustangs have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Crescenta Valley Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Muir will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Muir is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 35-13 margin over Burbank on Friday. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 178th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 434th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Zion McDonald was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 240 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.6 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 55 yards. Another player making a difference was Keyon Mills, who threw for 176 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Muir was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 380 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Muir's defense and their six sacks. Andrew (Dre) Arnold was especially locked on to Burbank's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Crescenta Valley didn't have too much trouble with Hoover at home on Friday as they won 48-29. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Falcons.
Crescenta Valley found their leader in underclassman Phoenix Vengco, who rushed for 184 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Those 184 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Vengco. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominic Saris, who threw for 245 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes.
The win got Muir back to even at 2-2. As for Crescenta Valley, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Muir has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 236 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Crescenta Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 228. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Muir against Crescenta Valley when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 34-6 win. Will Muir repeat their success, or does Crescenta Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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