The Villa Park Spartans will head out to face off against the San Juan Hills Stallions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Villa Park is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 42 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Corona del Mar on Friday. They received a blow as they fell 21-3 to the Sea Kings. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 112th, while the Sea Kings are ranked 35th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask San Juan Hills). They breezed past Newport Harbor to the tune of 47-10 on Friday. The Stallions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 21 points or more this season.
Villa Park better keep an eye on Elijah Ayala. He was instrumental in San Juan Hills' win, rushing for 102 yards and three TDs on only nine carries. Those three rushing touchdowns gave Ayala a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Timmy Herr, who threw for 148 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to San Juan Hills' defense and their four sacks. The team can thank two different players for their defensive prowess: Jacob Mullen and Roman Paseka, who each picked up 0.5 sacks apiece. San Juan Hills got some further help from Mullen: he picked up 0.5 sacks and made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).
The win made it two in a row for San Juan Hills and bumps their season record up to 6-2. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 44.0 points over those games. As for Villa Park, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season.
Villa Park was taken down by San Juan Hills 42-10 when the teams last played back in October of 2024. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Spartans were down 28-7.
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