The Aliso Niguel Wolverines will square off against the Fountain Valley Barons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Aliso Niguel will be strutting in after a win while Fountain Valley will be coming in after a defeat.
On Friday, Aliso Niguel was able to grind out a solid victory over Orange, taking the game 17-10.

Brady Defrain
| 10/24/25 @ Orange | 122 |
| 09/19/25 vs Pacifica | 83 |
| 11/01/24 @ Fountain Valley | 46 |
| 08/30/24 @ El Toro | 33 |
| 09/20/24 vs Dominguez | 29 |
Brady Defrain was a one-man wrecking crew as he rushed for 122 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Those 122 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Aliso Niguel didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jake Hardy and Kaleo Elam.
Meanwhile, Fountain Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They took a 20-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Northwood.
Aliso Niguel's win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Fountain Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Aliso Niguel came out on top in a nail-biter against Fountain Valley when the teams last played back in November of 2024, sneaking past 26-24. Will the Wolverines repeat their success, or do the Barons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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