Verdugo Hills hasn't had much luck against Arleta recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Verdugo Hills Dons are taking a road trip to face off against the Arleta Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Arleta is hoping to do what Fulton couldn't on Friday: put an end to Verdugo Hills' winning streak, which now stands at four games. Verdugo Hills took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 31-2 victory over Fulton. Verdugo Hills' win was all the more impressive since the Jaguars were averaging only 15.4 points allowed on the season.
The critical scores for Verdugo Hills came from Aiden Mejia, Matthew Valenzuela, Jered Smith, and Jack Ifrate.
Verdugo Hills' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Matias Diaz and Ifrate.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Arleta). They blew past Monroe, posting a 48-6 victory on the road. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Mustangs with their most commanding win of the season.
Arleta can attribute much of their success to Jose Rosas, who gained 186 total yards and four touchdowns, and Austin Ramos, who threw for 144 yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Ramos a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Arleta was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Verdugo Hills' win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Arleta, they pushed their record up to 3-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Verdugo Hills came up short against Arleta in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 14-9. Can Verdugo Hills avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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