Anderson hasn't had much luck against West Valley recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Anderson Cubs are taking a road trip to take on the West Valley Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Anderson's defense has only allowed 15 points per game this season, so West Valley's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Anderson finally turned things around against Central Valley on Friday. They put the hurt on the Falcons with a sharp 28-6 victory. The result was nothing new for the Cubs, who have now won three matchups by 22 points or more so far this season.
Gavin Lockhart was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making ten total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Anderson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 308 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Anderson's defense and their four sacks. Jacob Torres was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up three himself. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last ten games he's played dating back to last season. Anderson got some further help from Alias Raby: he forced two fumbles and made 16 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, West Valley came up short against University Prep on Friday and fell 23-10. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, West Valley got top-tier performance from Cooper Staup, who rushed for 154 yards and a touchdown. Those 154 rushing yards gave Staup a new career-high.
West Valley wouldn't let University Prep keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. West Valley can thank Dalton Kelley and Dom Krick for forcing both of them.
Anderson's record is now 4-5. As for West Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Anderson strolled past West Valley in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 38-22. The rematch might be a little tougher for Anderson 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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