The Valley Lutheran Flames will face off against the San Carlos Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with nine consecutive losses dating back to last season for Valley Lutheran and four for San Carlos.
Valley Lutheran is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 42-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of Coronado. Even if the Flames couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their offense, which had struggled int the games prior.
Despite the loss, Valley Lutheran had strong showings from Anias Macias, who threw for 345 yards and five touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and Monico Grado, who picked up 18 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Macias a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, San Carlos was beaten by Alchesay 52-20 on Friday.
Valley Lutheran's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for San Carlos, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Everything came up roses for Valley Lutheran against San Carlos when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 56-0 victory. Does Valley Lutheran have another victory up their sleeve, or will San Carlos turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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