The Paloma Valley Wildcats will challenge the Kaiser Cats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Paloma Valley will be strutting in after a win while Kaiser will be coming in after a defeat.
Paloma Valley took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They took down Moreno Valley 21-7.
Paloma Valley's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Brent Crabtree, James Olweny, and Noah Lavine picked up one apiece. Olweny also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making four total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Kaiser's offense. They were beaten by King 49-0 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Cats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 313th, while the Wolves are ranked 95th).
The victory got Paloma Valley back to even at 1-1. As for Kaiser, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 0-2.
Things could have been worse for Paloma Valley, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 32-13 loss to Kaiser in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kaiser's Kiyel Tyler-Shyne, who rushed for 149 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. Now that Paloma Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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