Capistrano Valley waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 35-25 victory over the Western Pioneers.
It was another big night for Tommy Acosta, who threw for 390 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per attempt, and also punched in a rushing score. A healthy portion of that aerial production (86 yards to be exact) went to Kaden Hunter, who also brought in two receiving touchdowns.
Capistrano Valley wouldn't let Western keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Capistrano Valley can thank Joseph Price and Ryan Kron for forcing both of them. Capistrano Valley got some further help from Reily Walker: he made 14 total tackles.
Despite the defeat, Western had strong showings from Chance Thomas, who threw for 331 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per attempt, and Maxwell Young, who picked up 200 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Young torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 80 yards. Christian Rojas also helped out as he racked up 102 receiving yards.
Capistrano Valley pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Western, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Capistrano Valley will head out on the road to challenge Cypress at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Capistrano Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36 points per game this season. As for Western, they will be playing at home against El Modena at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. El Modena will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Western surely won't give up without a fight.
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