The Irvine Vaqueros will take on the El Toro Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Irvine is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Canyon 57-24 at home on Thursday. With that victory, the Vaqueros brought their scoring average up to 26 points per game.
Brandon Figueroa was his usual excellent self, rushing for 335 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 18.6 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 94 yards. Deacon Moss was another key player, picking up 60 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Irvine was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 376 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, El Toro had just enough and edged Sonora out 31-28 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Chargers.
El Toro's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jack Mckelvy, who rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 193 yards and two touchdowns. Those 82 rushing yards gave Mckelvy a new career-high. Luke Doyle was Mckelvy's top target, picking up 148 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The victory was the third in a row for Irvine, bringing their record for this year to 5-2. As for El Toro, they pushed their record up to 4-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Irvine has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 166.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like El Toro struggles in that department as they've been averaging 169.3. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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