Santana has gone 8-0 against El Cajon Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Santana Sultans will host the El Cajon Valley Braves at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Santana is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Valhalla just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They received a blow as they fell 31-14 to the Norsemen.
Although Santana took the loss, they still got scores from Tatum Morehouse and Kaedyn Hallman.
Meanwhile, El Cajon Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 28-6 to West Hills. Despite 51 more yards than the Wolf Pack, the Braves couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
El Cajon Valley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ezequiel Aguilar and Gavino Kendall-Pinal.
Santana's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for El Cajon Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. Santana has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 190 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for El Cajon Valley, though, as they've been averaging only 83. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Everything went Santana's way against El Cajon Valley in their previous meeting back in October of 2022, as Santana made off with a 26-6 victory. Does Santana have another victory up their sleeve, or will El Cajon Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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