The Vincent Memorial Scots will square off against the Palo Verde Valley Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Vincent Memorial will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Saturday, Vincent Memorial took their match at home with ease, bagging a 34-7 victory over Varsity Opponent. Considering the Scots have won four games by more than 20 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Vincent Memorial didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Joel Cervantes and Ricardo Montiel. Montiel is also on a roll when it comes to defended passes, as he's now defended at least one in the last 11 games he's played dating back to last season. Another thorn in Varsity Opponent's side was Lucio Ascolani, who made 15 total tackles (3.0 for loss) and defended four passes.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Palo Verde Valley). They claimed a resounding 47-18 win over Southwest EC on the road. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Yellow Jackets have posted since September 9, 2023.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Christian Richards and he. Richards rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries while he rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. Palo Verde Valley is 2-1 when Richards posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 0-4 otherwise. Darrius Scott got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Palo Verde Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matchups.
Vincent Memorial's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Palo Verde Valley, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-5.
Vincent Memorial beat Palo Verde Valley 28-21 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Vincent Memorial repeat their success, or does Palo Verde Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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