After three games on the road, Hoopa Valley is heading back home. They will welcome the Arcata Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Hoopa Valley focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up six on Saturday.
Hoopa Valley's offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Ferndale on Saturday. They had to suffer through a 32-0 loss at the hands of the Wildcats. Having soared to a lofty 50 points in the game before, the Warriors' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Arcata put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past McKinleyville, posting a 51-0 win at home. The contest marked the Tigers' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Luke Lemke was his usual excellent self, rushing for 130 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 157 yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 130 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Arcata was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 220 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 220 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Arcata wouldn't let McKinleyville keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Arcata can thank Kayden Hackett and Cal Tucker for forcing both of them.
Hoopa Valley now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Arcata, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Hoopa Valley was dealt a bruising 33-0 defeat at the hands of Arcata when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lemke, who rushed for 161 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Hoopa Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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