San Jacinto is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Orange Vista is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The San Jacinto Tigers will take on the Orange Vista Coyotes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. San Jacinto has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 365 points over their last seven matches.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but San Jacinto had no problem doing just that on Friday. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 56-14 win over Liberty. Considering San Jacinto has won five matches by more than 31 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Jaylen Patterson went supernova for San Jacinto, rushing for 135 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, while also throwing for 56 yards and a touchdown. Dillon Gresham was another key contributor, gaining 73 total yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Orange Vista didn't have too much trouble with Eisenhower at home on Friday as they won 21-7.
Sire Gaines was his usual excellent self, rushing for 186 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. Another player making a difference was Jesse Anderson, who rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown.
Orange Vista's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB six times. The heavy lifting was done by William Matthew and Corey Johnson who racked up four sacks between them.
San Jacinto has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Orange Vista, their win bumped their record up to 8-3.
Keep an eye on the end zone in Friday's game as the two teams haven't had much trouble getting there this season. San Jacinto commands a daunting offense this season, having averaged 6.1 touchdowns per game. However, it's not like Orange Vista struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.8 per game. With these two high-octane teams facing off on Friday, fans should be in for an exciting offensive matchup. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
