The Valley Vista Monsoon will face off against the Hamilton Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Valley Vista has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Hamilton will arrive with four straight wins.
Last Friday, Valley Vista had to suffer through a 65-26 loss at the hands of Mountain View. The Monsoon were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 51-12.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Joseph Watts-Diver, who picked up 130 receiving yards and a touchdown. His longest reception was for an incredible 98 yards. Alexx Williams was another key receiver, picking up 123 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hamilton). They breezed by Desert Vista on the road to the tune of 52-18 on Friday. Given the Huskies' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Thunder are ranked 69th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hamilton had a senior duo take command as Michael Smith Iii gained 128 total yards and three touchdowns and Rich Lucero Jr. threw for 322 yards and four touchdowns. Another pass catcher making a difference was Sabriam Torres, who picked up 58 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hamilton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 205 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Valley Vista's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Hamilton, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Valley Vista took a serious blow against Hamilton in their previous meeting back in November of 2014, falling 52-15. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Valley Vista was down 52-8.
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