Two dominant backs in Neke Letuli and Enrique Armas are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Oceanside Pirates will host the Holtville Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Oceanside sitting on four straight victories and Holtville on eight.
Oceanside had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 22-point drubbing they dealt El Camino on Thursday. The Pirates' defense stepped up to hand the Wildcats a 22-0 shutout. The game was the first time the Pirates have beaten the Wildcats on their field since October 26, 2018.
SJ Poumele went supernova, rushing for 96 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only six carries.
Meanwhile, Holtville hadn't done well against Imperial recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Vikings simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Tigers 54-24. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won seven matchups by 25 points or more so far this season.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Armas and Deren Hueso. Armas had a great game and rushed for 318 yards and five scores while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Hueso was balling out in the loss, rushing for 189 yards and a pair of TDs.
Holtville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Andre Gonzalez and Santiago Cerezo.
Holtville's win bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Oceanside, their victory bumped their record up to 6-4.
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