The Irvin Rockets will face off against the Austin Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Irvin comes in on three and Austin on four.
Last Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Irvin beat Mountain View 27-21.
Irvin got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Dallas Medina out in front who threw for 183 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes. 80 of those passing yards were hauled in by Michael Salazar, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Irvin didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Marco Iniquez and Salazar. Iniquez also set a new season high mark in defended passes with three. Julian Medina was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making six total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Austin duked it out withClint on Friday. Austin skirted past Clint 24-22.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Sal Duarte and Angel Veliz. Duarte had a great game and rushed for 196 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.8 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Veliz did his best for the losing side, rushing for 27 yards and two touchdowns.
Austin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 320 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 166 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
Austin wouldn't let Clint keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Austin can thank Tarius Walker and Joel Castaneda for forcing both of them.
Irvin's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Austin, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Irvin came up short against Austin when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 23-13. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Duarte, who rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Now that Irvin knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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