Van Nuys is 0-9 against Sylmar since October of 2014 but things could change on Thursday. The Van Nuys Wolves will venture away from home to challenge the Sylmar Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Van Nuys will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Van Nuys will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Canoga Park, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Van Nuys blew past Canoga Park 49-20 at home on Friday. With the Wolves ahead 41-20 at the half, the game was all but over already.
It was another big night for Carlos Herrera, who threw for 240 yards and five touchdowns, and also rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Those 113 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. 88 of those passing yards were hauled in by Louis Welling-Belli, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, Sylmar unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They took a blow against Kennedy, falling 56-28. The defeat continues a trend for the Spartans in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now lost six in a row.
Van Nuys is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Sylmar, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
Van Nuys lost to Sylmar on the road by a decisive 47-28 margin in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sylmar's Jacob Mcdonald, who rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also threw for 182 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. Now that Van Nuys 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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