The Arroyo Valley Hawks will square off against the Carter Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Arroyo Valley is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Arroyo Valley is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 51 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Fontana on Friday. They took a blow against the Steelers, falling 40-8.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Carter's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a 49-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of Colton. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (34), the Lions still had to take the loss.
Despite the defeat, Carter got top-tier performance from Jordan Mckinney, who rushed for 298 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.9 yards per carry. Mckinney's longest rush was for an incredible 77 yards. Ryder Carson was in the mix too, providing Carter with two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Carter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 369 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Arroyo Valley's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Carter, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.
Arroyo Valley took a serious blow against Carter when the teams last played back in September of 2022, falling 51-14. Thankfully for Arroyo Valley, Phillip Johnson Jr (who rushed for 145 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries) 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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