Chavez and Verdugo Hills are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Chavez Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Verdugo Hills Dons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Chavez is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Monroe with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 22-6.
Meanwhile, Verdugo Hills hadn't done well against Grant recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Verdugo Hills had just enough and edged Grant out 27-24. That's two games straight that the Dons have won by exactly three points.
Aiden Mejia continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 209 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, while also picking up 49 receiving yards.
Verdugo Hills' defense stepped up as well, laying out Carson Rinka. seven times. The heavy lifting was done by Franklin Wilgus and Andrew Marinero, who racked up four sacks between them. Marinero has been hot recently, having also posted six or more total tackles the last six times he's played.
Verdugo Hills was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Chavez pushed their record up to 4-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Verdugo Hills, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-2.
Everything came up roses for Chavez against Verdugo Hills when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 44-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Chavez since the squad 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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