The Arvin Bears will square off against the West Vikings at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Arvin will be strutting in after a victory while West will be coming in after a defeat.
Arvin is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against Taft two weeks ago. Arvin walked away with a 29-18 win over Taft.
The critical scores for Arvin came from Xzavier Brooks, Abran Gonzales, Xavier Reynoso, and Reynoso.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Arvin's defense and their seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Reynoso and Alejandro Osorio, who racked up five sacks between them. Osorio has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, West fell victim to Templeton and their airtight defense on Friday. They were dealt a 52-0 loss at the hands of the Eagles. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The victory got Arvin back to even at 2-2. As for West, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything came up roses for Arvin against West in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 48-21 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Arvin 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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