After having lost a blowout in their previous game against La Puente, Arcadia was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They walked away with an 18-7 victory over the Hoover Tornados. The Apaches haven't had any issues with the Tornados recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
A big part of Arcadia's victory came down to the chemistry between Addison 'AJ' Pressnall and his top target Aiden Reyes. 'AJ' Pressnall threw for 232 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes while Reyes picked up 171 receiving yards and a pair of TDs. Reyes' receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 101 receiving yards.
Gio Haddad
| 09/12/25 vs La Puente | 2 |
| 08/29/25 vs South Pasadena | 3 |
| 08/22/25 @ El Monte | 4 |
| 09/18/25 vs Hoover | 15 |
One reason for the win was Arcadia's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Gio Haddad was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself. He also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with 15. Arcadia got some further help from Timothy Morales: he made 20 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Hoover lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was AJ Francisco, who threw for 249 yards and one touchdown, and also rushed for 43 yards. A healthy portion of Francisco's aerial production (81 yards to be exact) went to Angelo Bailey.
Arcadia's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Hoover, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Arcadia is set to take on their familiar foe Burroughs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Hoover will square off against rival Crescenta Valley at 7:00 p.m. on the 26th.
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