After two games on the road, Arbor View is heading back home. They will square off against the Basic Wolves at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Arbor View will be strutting in after a win while Basic will be coming in after a loss.
Arbor View will head into Friday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by three when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 28-point they dealt Foothill on Friday. Arbor View took their game with ease, bagging a 49-21 victory over Foothill. The Aggies might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Thaddeus Thatcher continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 304 yards and five touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. Graham Srodes was in the mix too, providing Arbor View with two touchdowns.
Arbor View was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Arbor View's defense and their four sacks. Foothill's QB won't forget Darion Merriweather anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Basic faced Liberty in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Basic was dealt a 51-10 defeat at the hands of Liberty. The Wolves have struggled against the Patriots recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Arbor View's win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 38.3 points per game. As for Basic, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Everything came up roses for Arbor View against Basic in their previous meeting back in September, as the squad secured a 35-7 victory. In that match, Arbor View amassed a halftime lead of 28-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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