The La Quinta Aztecs will square off against the Compton Early College Rising Phoenix at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (La Quinta has four straight wins, Compton Early College has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, La Quinta made easy work of Glenn and carried off a 32-12 victory. Fans of the Aztecs have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
It was another big night for Cooper Starnes, who rushed for 200 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 68 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Jakson Clark, who rushed for 34 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Compton Early College's offense. They were beaten by Peninsula 77-0 two weeks ago. While losing is never fun, the Rising Phoenix can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 979th, while the Panthers are ranked 252nd).
La Quinta's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Compton Early College, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
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