The Moon Valley Rockets will venture away from home to challenge the Carl Hayden Community Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Moon Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Alhambra at home to the tune of 46-6 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rockets.
Ayomide Ogundipe continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 141 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. Jahvandre Zuhri was in the mix as well, providing Moon Valley with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Moon Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Alhambra only rushed for 48.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Moon Valley's defense and their four sacks. Alhambra's QB won't forget Colin Lucas anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Another thorn in Alhambra's side was Carmelo Goe, who picked up a sack and made seven total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Carl Hayden Community had to endure a 13-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Sierra Linda by a score of 28-19 last Friday.
It was another big night for Damiani Mitchell, who rushed for 174 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. Another player making a difference was Chris Barnett, who gained 132 total yards and a touchdown.
The win got Moon Valley back to even at 2-2. As for Carl Hayden Community, their victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-3.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Moon Valley has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 176.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Carl Hayden Community struggles in that department as they've been averaging 202.8. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Moon Valley against Carl Hayden Community in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 54-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Moon 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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