The Summit SkyHawks will head out to square off against the West Covina Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Summit will be strutting in after a victory while West Covina will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, Summit didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against St. Anthony, but they still walked away with a 13-9 win. Given the SkyHawks' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 173rd, while the Saints are ranked 393rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, West Covina entered their match against South Hills on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. West Covina fell just short of South Hills by a score of 16-13.
Summit's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for West Covina, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Summit won a contest that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in November of 2016, slipping by West Covina 42-41. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was West Covina's Joseph Barcena, who threw for 289 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes, and also punched in a rushing score. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Summit to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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