The El Capitan Vaqueros are on the road again on Friday to play the Valhalla Norsemen at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
El Capitan is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Monte Vista with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 38-21. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead El Capitan to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brandt Barker, who threw for 242 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes. Micheal Valencia was Barker's top target, picking up 143 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Valhalla hadn't done well against Santana recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Valhalla enjoyed a cozy 31-14 win over Santana.
Valhalla was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 309 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Valhalla didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Evan Hanulak and Lorenzo Matos.
The victory got El Capitan back to even at 3-3. As for Valhalla, the win also got them back to even at 3-3.
El Capitan took their victory against Valhalla in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 35-9. The rematch might be a little tougher for El Capitan 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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