Paloma Valley is 2-7 against Heritage since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Paloma Valley Wildcats will challenge the Heritage Patriots at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Paloma Valley got the win against Kaiser by a conclusive 42-18. The Wildcats pushed the score to 35-10 by the end of the third, a deficit the Cats cut but never quite recovered from.
Isaac Navarro had a dynamite game for Paloma Valley, throwing for 217 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 passes. Elijah Smith was in the mix too, providing Paloma Valley with two touchdowns.
Paloma Valley's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Brent Crabtree and London Jones-Marshall. Paloma Valley got some further help from Cyrus Medina: he picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Heritage, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They walked away with a 21-13 victory over Knight on Friday.
Armando Macias Jr was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 157 yards.
Macias Jr wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Heritage was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
The win made it two in a row for Paloma Valley and bumps their season record up to 2-1. As for Heritage, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.
Everything came up roses for Paloma Valley against Heritage in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 37-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Paloma Valley since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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