Verdugo Hills and Chavez are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Verdugo Hills Dons will be playing at home against the Chavez Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Verdugo Hills will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
Verdugo Hills will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Grant, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Verdugo Hills narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Grant 27-24. That's two games straight that the Dons have won by exactly three points.
Aiden Mejia continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 209 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, while also picking up 49 receiving yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Verdugo Hills' defense and their seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Franklin Wilgus and Andrew Marinero, who racked up four sacks between them. Marinero has been hot recently, having also posted six or more total tackles the last six times he's played.
Verdugo Hills was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Chavez). They enjoyed a cozy 22-6 win over Monroe on Friday.
Verdugo Hills' victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Chavez, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Verdugo Hills was dealt a bruising 44-6 loss at the hands of Chavez when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Verdugo Hills have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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