The Central Valley Hawks will face off against the Hughson Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Central Valley is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Pitman 27-0 at home. The victory was some much needed relief for the Hawks as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Central Valley wouldn't let Pitman keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Central Valley can thank Nicholas Dominguez and Emmanuel Luna for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Hughson humbled Ceres with a 35-7 victory. Given the Huskies' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 129th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 679th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hughson can attribute much of their success to Robert Mcdaniel, who threw for 228 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. Bryce McDaniel was Mcdaniel's top target, picking up 86 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hughson was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 413 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ceres only gained 79.
One reason for the win was Hughson's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Max Mankins was especially locked on to Ceres' QB and sacked him 2.5 times.
Central Valley was dealt a bruising 56-9 loss at the hands of Hughson when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Thankfully for Central Valley, Alexander Villarreal (who rushed for 175 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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