The matchup between Verdugo Hills and Arleta on Friday hardly resembled the 14-9 effort from their previous meeting. The Verdugo Hills Dons came up short against the Arleta Mustangs, falling 41-21. The loss continues a trend for the Dons in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now lost eight in a row.
Although Verdugo Hills took the loss, they still got scores from Jordan Martin, Genaro Zazueta, and Jack Ifrate.
Arleta's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jose Rosas, who rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also picked up 35 receiving yards. Arleta is undefeated when Rosas posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Erik Favela was another key receiver, picking up 131 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
The defeat snapped Verdugo Hills' losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-2 record. As for Arleta, the victory made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 4-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Verdugo Hills will host Poly at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Verdugo Hills is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.2 points per game this season. As for Arleta, they will welcome Fulton at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Arleta also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 29.7 points per game.
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