The Edison Chargers will challenge the Vista Murrieta Broncos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Edison is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They beat Bonita by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 24-0. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Chargers just coasted through the last quarter.
The critical scores for Edison came from Shea Summers, Jake Minter, and Julius Gillick.
Meanwhile, Vista Murrieta had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They never let the Cowboys onto the board and left with a 21-0 win.
Devon Leonard was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 176 yards and a touchdown. Those 176 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Bryson Beaver was another key player, throwing for 113 yards and a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Vista Murrieta's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. In that department, Tyrone Cullors was the leader with two. Vista Murrieta got some further help from Brennan Martinez: he made ten total tackles and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Vista Murrieta was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Vista Murrieta has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Edison, the victory made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 8-4.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Edison has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 217.6 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Vista Murrieta has preferred to attack from the air: they average 293.8 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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