Football Preview: El Modena Vanguards vs. Thousand Oaks Lancers
Two dominant signal callers in Xzavior Guess and Jackson Taylor are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The El Modena Vanguards will square off against the Thousand Oaks Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. El Modena is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40.5 points per game this season.
El Modena is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with a 28-21 win over Santa Barbara. 28 seems to be a good number for the Vanguards as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
El Modena had a senior duo take command as Guess threw for 234 yards and two touchdowns and Brodie Hitchens gained 98 total yards and two touchdowns. El Modena also got help from Connor Smith, who showed off his sure hands for 116 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Thousand Oaks didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against St. Paul on Friday, but they still walked away with a 14-10 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lancers.
El Modena's victory bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Thousand Oaks, their win bumped their record up to 7-4.
We should be in store for an exciting game as the two teams have no problem gaining yardage. El Modena has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 476.9 total yards per game. However, it's not like Thousand Oaks struggles in that department as they've been averaging 362.5. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
El Modena beat Thousand Oaks 41-34 in their previous matchup back in August. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Taylor, who threw for 262 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 42 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will El Modena still be able to contain Taylor? There's only one way to find out.
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