The Coachella Valley Mighty Arabs will head out to square off against the Yucca Valley Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Coachella Valley will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Coachella Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 55-18 win over Twentynine Palms at home. Considering the Mighty Arabs have won six games by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Ivan Camargo continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 263 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 15.5 yards per carry, and also picking up 45 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Daniel Romero did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 84 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Coachella Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 294 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Yucca Valley blew past Indio, posting a 49-21 victory on the road. With that win, the Trojans brought their scoring average up to 29.1 points per game.
Michael Ramos Jr was his usual excellent self, rushing for 257 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.3 yards per carry, and also throwing for 127 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 passes. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 114 rushing yards per game. Aiden Pope was Ramos Jr's top target, rushing for 60 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 30 receiving yards.
Coachella Valley's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2. As for Yucca Valley, their record now sits at 3-4.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Coachella Valley has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 156.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Yucca Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 162. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Coachella Valley suffered a grim 69-45 defeat to Yucca Valley in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Coachella Valley, Myles Harper (who rushed for 305 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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