Amador Valley has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the California Grizzlies at 7:15 p.m. California took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Amador Valley, who comes in off a win.
Amador Valley gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They snuck past Monte Vista with a 32-28 win.
A big part of Amador Valley's victory came down to the chemistry between Tristan Tia and his top target Anthony Harrington. Tia threw for 405 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes while Harrington picked up 255 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Harrington is becoming a predictor of Amador Valley's success: when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't).
Meanwhile, California entered their game against De La Salle on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. California took a blow against De La Salle, falling 48-10. The contest marked the Grizzlies' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Jhadis Luckey and Derrick Blanche. Blanche had a great game and rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. Meanwhile, Luckey did his best for the losing side, rushing for 108 yards, while also picking up 39 receiving yards.
Amador Valley has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for California, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-2.
Amador Valley beat California 16-6 when the teams last played back in November of 2022. Does Amador Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will California turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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