The Yucca Valley Trojans are headed away from home for the first time to face off against the Valley View Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Yucca Valley will head into Friday's contest ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played back in August but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed last Friday was a bit more commanding. They came up short against Serrano, falling 52-28. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 518th, while the Diamondbacks are ranked 221st).
Despite the loss, Yucca Valley got top-tier performance from Michael Ramos Jr, who rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 120 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Ramos Jr a new career-high in rushing yards. Anthony Love was Ramos Jr's top target, rushing for 75 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
Meanwhile, Valley View started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Colony. They fell 24-17 to the Titans on Friday. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Yucca Valley now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Valley View, they now also have a losing record at 1-2.
Yucca Valley couldn't quite finish off Valley View when the teams last played back in August of 2023 and fell 35-33. Can Yucca Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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