West Valley is preparing for their first league matchup of the season on Friday. They will head out on the road to square off against the Temescal Canyon Titans at 7:00 p.m. West Valley will be strutting in after a win while Temescal Canyon will be coming in after a loss.
West Valley is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Indio: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Mustangs blew the Rajahs out of the water with a 47-0 final score. The Mustangs pushed the score to 40-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Rajahs had no chance of recovering from.
Meanwhile, Temescal Canyon ended up a good deal behind Elsinore on Friday and lost 34-18. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 449th, while the Tigers are ranked 200th).
West Valley will need to focus on slowing down Thomas Hibinski III, one of several Temescal Canyon players who made an impact when they last played. He threw for 156 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and also rushed for 76 yards on only nine carries. Anthony Neal-Long was Hibinski III's top target, picking up 57 receiving yards and one TD, while also punching in one score on the ground.
This is the second loss in a row for Temescal Canyon and nudges their season record down to 2-5. As for West Valley, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-4 record.
Everything came up roses for West Valley against Temescal Canyon when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 35-7 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mustangs 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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