The Arlington Lions will face off against the Buena Park Coyotes at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Arlington got the win against Lakeside by a conclusive 43-19.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Arlington to victory, but perhaps none more so than David Castro, who rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns.
Castro wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Arlington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 170 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Buena Park lost 57-34 to Santa Fe on Friday.
Arlington now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Buena Park, they dropped their record down to 1-2 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Arlington and Buena Park were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, but Arlington came up empty-handed after a 28-27 loss. Thankfully for Arlington, Jaden Moore (who rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also picked up 44 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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