Crescenta Valley and Burbank are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Crescenta Valley Falcons will square off against the Burbank Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Crescenta Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.9 points per game this season.
Crescenta Valley will head into Friday's contest out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 22-point match in their last game. They fell just short of Burroughs by a score of 37-35. The loss continues a trend for the Falcons in their matchups with the Bears: they've now lost three in a row.
Crescenta Valley might have lost, but man, Leonidas Grant was a machine: he rushed for 119 yards and four touchdowns on only ten carries. With that strong performance, Grant is now averaging an impressive 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game.
Even though they lost, Crescenta Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 204 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Crescenta Valley wouldn't let Burroughs keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Crescenta Valley can thank Stefano Kim Ryan-Ryfle and Chander Thome for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Burbank got themselves on the board against Glendale on Friday, but Glendale never followed suit. They blew past the Nitros 64-0 at home. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 25 points or more this season.
Crescenta Valley's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-4. As for Burbank, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-2.
Crescenta Valley took their victory against Burbank when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 34-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Crescenta Valley since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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