The La Quinta Aztecs will take on the Compton Early College Rising Phoenix at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (La Quinta has four straight wins, Compton Early College has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, La Quinta got the win against Glenn by a conclusive 32-12. Fans of the Aztecs have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Cooper Starnes continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 200 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 68 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Jakson Clark, who rushed for 34 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: La Quinta was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 287 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 287 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Compton Early College's offense. They were beaten by Peninsula 77-0 last Friday. While losing is never fun, the Rising Phoenix can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 979th, while the Panthers are ranked 252nd).
La Quinta's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Compton Early College, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
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