The Deer Valley Skyhawks will head out to square off against the La Joya Community Fighting Lobos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Deer Valley has three straight wins, La Joya Community has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Deer Valley will head into Thursday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 21) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Greenway 28-25.
Among those leading the charge was Marcus Johnson, who rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown. Cj Williams got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, La Joya Community was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 27-23 to Westview.
La Joya Community's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Zion Hills, who rushed for 46 yards and two touchdowns, and Gabriel Waldren, who threw for 182 yards on 11 of 25 attempts.
Deer Valley pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for La Joya Community, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Deer Valley was able to grind out a solid win over La Joya Community in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 7-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Deer Valley 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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