Baldwin Park is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Northview is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Baldwin Park Braves will challenge the Northview Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Baldwin Park beat Diamond Ranch 36-25.
Meanwhile, Northview strolled past West Covina with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 34-17. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 396th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Keanu Tauvao, who rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 116 rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Erik Jimenez, who threw for 93 yards and two touchdowns.
Northview wouldn't let West Covina keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Miguel Guillen, Aj Flores, and Andres Rodriguez picked up one apiece.
Baldwin Park has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for Northview, their win bumped their record up to 9-0.
Baldwin Park took a serious blow against Northview in their previous meeting back in October of 2019, falling 37-6. Thankfully for Baldwin Park, James Jimenez (who threw for 92 yards and three touchdowns) 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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