Football Preview: Beaumont Cougars vs. San Juan Hills Stallions
Two dominant signal callers in Jeremiah Duhu and Timmy Herr are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Beaumont Cougars will take on the San Juan Hills Stallions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
San Juan Hills is hoping to do what Redlands couldn't last Thursday: put an end to Beaumont's winning streak, which now stands at six games. Beaumont breezed by Redlands to the tune of 51-17. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Cougars had established a 30 point advantage.
It was another big night for Duhu, who rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 180 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played. Backing up that air attack was Trashawn James-Reek, who rushed for 89 yards and two rushing touchdowns.
Beaumont was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 226 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 181 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, San Juan Hills waltzed into their match on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 42-7 victory over the Titans. Given the Stallions' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Titans are ranked 161st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Herr was his usual excellent self, throwing for 300 yards and four touchdowns while completing 82.8% of his passes, and also rushing for 55 yards. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2023. Ryan Matheson also helped out as he racked up 105 receiving yards.
San Juan Hills didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Dean Kolasinski and Jake Vuoso. Another thorn in Tesoro's side was Tanner Rohan, who picked up a sack and made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).
San Juan Hills' win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 38.3 points per game. As for Beaumont, their record now sits at 9-1.
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