The Westview Knights will face off against the Agua Fria Owls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Westview is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They snuck past La Joya Community with a 36-30 win on Friday. The Knights haven't had any issues with the Fighting Lobos recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Westview's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but CJ Lusk led the charge by rushing for 148 yards and one touchdown while picking up 9.3 yards per carry. Trysten Fierro was another key receiver, picking up 69 receiving yards and a pair of TDs.
Westview's run defense was locked in: La Joya Community could only muster 2.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Xavier Romero for the heroic effort on defense: he. Westview's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 3.18 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 5.97 on average over their last five games.
Westview's defense didn't let the opposing QB, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for five sacks. Omar Rosales was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Agua Fria, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. Their defense stepped up to hand Yuma a 26-0 shutout on Friday.
Westview better keep an eye on Camarion Samuel. He was instrumental in Agua Fria's win, rushing for 74 yards and two scores on only five carries. Those two rushing touchdowns gave Samuel a new career-high.
Westview's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-6. As for Agua Fria, their victory bumped their record up to 2-5.
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