The Summit SkyHawks will face off against the Huntington Beach Oilers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Summit is coming into the contest hot, having won their last eight games.
Summit is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 37-7 win over Torrance. Considering the SkyHawks have won seven games by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Summit was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 327 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in 11 consecutive matches.
Summit didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Jayden Dunn. He has been hot recently, having also posted at least one defended passe the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, Huntington Beach strolled past Western with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 56-39. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Oilers.
Huntington Beach found their leader in sophomore Brady Edmunds, who threw for 233 yards and four touchdowns while completing 79.2% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Micah Riola helped Edmunds out on the ground, rushing for 110 yards and a touchdown.
Summit's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.2 points. As for Huntington Beach, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
The upcoming matchup will be a clash of competing strengths. Summit has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 234.4 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Huntington Beach has preferred to attack from the air: they average 288.2 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Summit lost to Huntington Beach on the road by a decisive 26-7 margin when the teams last played back in August of 2022. Can Summit avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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