The Valencia Jaguars's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Moriarty Pintos at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Valencia will head into Saturday's match after some sweet revenge against Albuquerque Academy: Valencia couldn't quite topple Albuquerque Academy on Saturday, but it was still a huge improvement compared to the 20-point loss they took when the two last played. Valencia took their game with ease, bagging a 42-13 win over Albuquerque Academy.
Valencia relied on the efforts of Aidan Harrington, who rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and Michael Storms III, who rushed for 222 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Harrington has posted since back in August of 2023. Cade Ash also helped out with an impressive 122 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Moriarty had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They took down Kirtland Central 38-23 last Friday. With that victory, the Pintos brought their scoring average up to 27.4 points per game.
Moriarty's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Josiah Wolf, who rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Wolf's longest rush was for an impressive 53 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Caedon Kamplain was another key player, rushing for 84 yards and two touchdowns.
Moriarty was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 332 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive contests.
Moriarty wouldn't let Kirtland Central keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Devin Ortiz, Abraham Sloan, and Corban Scott Pearce picked up one apiece. Sloan also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
Valencia's record now sits at 7-3. As for Moriarty, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-6.
Valencia was taken down by Moriarty 40-12 when the teams last played back in September of 2019. Can Valencia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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