The Valencia Tigers will head out to square off against the Channel Islands Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Valencia sitting on three straight wins and Channel Islands on eight.
Last Tuesday, Valencia won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Kennedy 14-13.
Meanwhile, Channel Islands got themselves on the board against Fillmore on Wednesday, but Fillmore never followed suit. They blew past the Flashes 41-0 at home. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 196th, while the Flashes are ranked 550th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Carolina Ortega continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 122 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, while also throwing for 57 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Jaelyn Cervantes, who rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
She was just one part of a punishing run game: Channel Islands was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 333 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Valencia is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Channel Islands, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-9.
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