The Vista del Lago Eagles will face off against the Vanden Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Vista del Lago is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let Johansen onto the board and left with a 42-0 victory. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 259th, while the Vikings are ranked 545th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Vista del Lago's win came down to the chemistry between Grant Rogers and his top target Kyle Cromwell. Rogers threw for 210 yards and five touchdowns while Cromwell picked up 82 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Rogers has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played. Will Greene also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Meanwhile, Vanden had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four two weeks ago. They blew past the Patriots, posting a 41-0 victory. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 31 points or more this season.
Kalani Mcleod continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 225 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Vista del Lago's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-5. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 39.8 points per game. As for Vanden, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
Vista del Lago took a serious blow against Vanden when the teams last played back in September, falling 45-14. Can Vista del Lago avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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