Canyon Hills has been away from home for four games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Hoover Cardinals at 7:00 p.m.
Canyon Hills' offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Christian on Friday. They were beaten by the Patriots 41-0. While losing is never fun, the Rattlers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 835th, while the Patriots are ranked 239th).
Meanwhile, Hoover waltzed into their game on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Islanders by a score of 42-32.
Hoover's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sir Autry, who rushed for 192 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. Autry's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 134 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kristian Noriega, who threw for 156 yards and four touchdowns.
Hoover didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Yussuf Masudi, Giovanny De La Mora, and Cooper Woodhall picked up one apiece. Noah Contreras was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks and making 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Canyon Hills has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season. As for Hoover, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Canyon Hills lost to Hoover at home by a decisive 57-43 margin in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Autry, who rushed for 322 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.4 yards per carry. Now that Canyon Hills knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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