East Nicolaus has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the West Valley Eagles at 7:30 p.m. East Nicolaus will be strutting in after a victory while West Valley will be coming in after a defeat.
East Nicolaus will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 12 points last Friday, then bounced right back against Marysville on Friday. East Nicolaus walked away with a 50-37 win over Marysville.
Mason Taylor was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 178 yards and five touchdowns, and also threw for 120 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East Nicolaus was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 312 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 166 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to East Nicolaus' defensive line and their four sacks. Jaydan Marshall was especially locked on to Marysville's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, West Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were beaten by Foothill 41-14. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 639th, while the Cougars are ranked 219th).
East Nicolaus now has a winning record of 2-1. As for West Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
East Nicolaus lost to West Valley at home by a decisive 35-20 margin in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will East Nicolaus have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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