The Poly Bears will take on the Hillcrest Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Poly is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak.
Poly is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell to Rancho Christian 42-36.
Meanwhile, Hillcrest unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 35-27 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hemet. The Trojans have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Hillcrest got top-tier performance from Louie Fajardo, who rushed for 165 yards on only 15 carries. Fajardo's longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Robert Bustamante was another key back, rushing for 71 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Hillcrest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 255 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Poly's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Hillcrest, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-2.
Poly was able to grind out a solid win over Hillcrest when the teams last played back in August of 2023, winning 14-6. Does Poly have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hillcrest turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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