The Imperial Tigers will face off against the Valley Center Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Imperial is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Palo Verde Valley 49-14 at home. The win was just business as usual for the Tigers, who after five games remain undefeated this season.
Meanwhile, Valley Center was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Rancho Buena Vista 35-6 on the road. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Jaguars just coasted through the last quarter.
Valley Center's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Braylon Mitchell, who threw for 137 yards and two touchdowns. What's more, Mitchell also racked up two rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in October of 2023. Bear Morales handled things on the ground, rushing for 91 yards.
Imperial pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Valley Center, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
Imperial came out on top in a nail-biter against Valley Center in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, sneaking past 16-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Imperial since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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