The Clayton Valley Charter Ugly Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the San Ramon Valley Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Clayton Valley Charter will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any points last Friday, then bounced right back against College Park on Friday. Clayton Valley Charter blew past College Park, posting a 55-7 win on the road. Given the Ugly Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Falcons are ranked 389th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Clayton Valley Charter's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Javale Jones, who threw for 205 yards and three touchdowns on only ten passes. Hayezon Jackson helped Jones out on the ground, rushing for 118 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Clayton Valley Charter was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 533 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as College Park only gained 92.
One reason for the win was Clayton Valley Charter's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. Logan Knapp was especially locked on to College Park's QB and sacked him twice. Knapp didn't just play on offense: he also picked up two sacks and made four total tackles.
Meanwhile, San Ramon Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over Soquel on Friday, taking the game 14-7. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wolves.
The critical scores for San Ramon Valley came from Matthew Garibaldi and Marco Jones.
San Ramon Valley wouldn't let Soquel keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. San Ramon Valley can thank Jack Pruitt and Jones for forcing both of them. Jones is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last 15 games he's played dating back to last season.
The win got Clayton Valley Charter back to even at 1-1. As for San Ramon Valley, their victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
Clayton Valley Charter was dealt a bruising 35-7 defeat at the hands of San Ramon Valley when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Clayton Valley Charter, Luke Baker (who threw for 339 yards and four touchdowns while completing 84% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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