Golden Valley hasn't had much luck against Valencia recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Golden Valley Grizzlies will venture away from home to challenge the Valencia Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Golden Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over Castaic, taking the game 36-28.
Jamison Torres was his usual excellent self, rushing for 202 yards and three touchdowns. Those 202 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Ace Frias made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Golden Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Golden Valley's defense and their 4.5 sacks. Castaic's QB won't forget Rico Lapid anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Valencia took their match on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 55-7 win over Canyon. With the Vikings ahead 34-7 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
It was another big night for Brian Bonner, who rushed for 149 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry, and also picked up 33 receiving yards. Another player making a difference was Brady Bretthauer, who threw for 177 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes.
Valencia wouldn't let Canyon keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Valencia can thank Nick Seymour and Ryan Galvan for forcing both of them.
Golden Valley's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Valencia, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-4.
Thursday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Golden Valley has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 157.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Valencia struggles in that department as they've been averaging 199.8. It's looking like Thursday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Golden Valley was taken down by Valencia 40-7 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Golden Valley, Jackson Askins (who threw for 132 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 5-for-5 passing, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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