The Orange Vista Coyotes will take on the Liberty Bison at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Orange Vista will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Orange Vista is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Paloma Valley 49-21. The Coyotes' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Orange Vista had a senior duo take command as Tristan Cooper picked up 131 receiving yards and a pair of scores and Khalil Abdul-Aziz threw for 155 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes. Cooper really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 87 yards. Keyontae Burrowes also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Orange Vista's run defense was locked in: Paloma Valley could only muster 0.2 yards per carry. While two picked up at least six total tackles, Reginald Oden stood above the rest. He picked up four sacks and made six total tackles. Orange Vista's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 3.8 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 6.33 on average over their last five games.
Reginald Oden
| 10/03/25 @ Paloma Valley | 4 |
| 09/12/25 @ Warren | 1 |
| 08/21/25 @ Apple Valley | 1 |
Orange Vista's defense also made the game a nightmare for the opposing QB, racking up eight sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Oden and Eric Rojas, who racked up six sacks between them. Orange Vista is 2-1 when Oden posts one or more sacks, but 1-2 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Liberty was able to grind out a solid win over Vista del Lago on Thursday, taking the game 26-19.
The victory got Orange Vista back to even at 3-3. As for Liberty, their win bumped their record up to 2-4.
Everything came up roses for Orange Vista against Liberty in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 35-0 victory. Do the Coyotes have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bison turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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