West Hills and El Capitan are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The West Hills Wolf Pack will venture away from home to square off against the El Capitan Vaqueros at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Hills is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Friday, West Hills strolled past Valhalla with points to spare, taking the game 30-13.
Among those leading the charge was Joey Hamilton, who rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: West Hills was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 268 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
West Hills' defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. Leading the way was Kevin White with two sacks.
Meanwhile, El Capitan waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Sultans by a score of 14-7.
Brady Joralemon had a dynamite game for El Capitan, rushing for 128 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Joralemon has posted since back in November of 2023.
El Capitan didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kory Savage and Spencer Chastang.
The win got West Hills back to even at 4-4. As for El Capitan, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
West Hills strolled past El Capitan in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 35-21. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Hills since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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