Pleasant Valley is 9-1 against Enterprise since November of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Pleasant Valley Vikings will challenge the Enterprise Hornets at 7:00 p.m. Pleasant Valley is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
If Pleasant Valley beats Enterprise with 38 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Pleasant Valley claimed a resounding 38-0 victory over Shasta. The match marked the Vikings' most dominant win of the season.
Joseph Garcia looked great while leading his team to the win, rushing for 15 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 98 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in December of 2023.
Meanwhile, Enterprise had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They managed a 26-20 victory over Shasta on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hornets.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Jj Johnson and Justin Polley. Johnson had a great game and threw for 299 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. Meanwhile, Polley did his best for the losing side, rushing for 48 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 119 yards and a touchdown.
One reason for the win was Enterprise's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Eddy Herrera and Justus Williams, who racked up four sacks between them. Williams also made five total tackles, which is notable because Enterprise is 7-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise.
Pleasant Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.3 points per game. As for Enterprise, their win bumped their record up to 8-3.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Pleasant Valley has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 190.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Enterprise struggles in that department as they've been averaging 239.9. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Pleasant Valley took their victory against Enterprise in their previous meeting on November 1st by a conclusive 38-17. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pleasant Valley since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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