Football Preview: Calabasas Coyotes vs. Thousand Oaks Lancers
Calabasas has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Thousand Oaks Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Calabasas' defense has only allowed 17.2 points per game this season, so Thousand Oaks' offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Calabasas earned a 38-27 victory over Birmingham.
Calabasas found their leader in underclassman Dominik Hardy, who threw for 248 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes. Kayne Miller helped Hardy out on the ground, rushing for 127 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.5 yards per carry.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Thousand Oaks' good fortune finally ran out two weeks ago. They took a hard 42-28 fall against Simi Valley. The Lancers haven't had much luck with the Pioneers recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Despite the loss, Thousand Oaks had strong showings from Jackson Taylor, who threw for 278 yards and three touchdowns, and Hayden Vercher, who picked up 133 receiving yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Vercher is now averaging an impressive 101.2 receiving yards per game.
Calabasas' win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Thousand Oaks, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Saturday's matchup will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Hardy and Taylor. Hardy has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 208.6 passing yards and has 12 passing touchdowns on the season. For his part, Taylor has averaged 252 passing yards and has 10 passing touchdowns on the season.
We should be in store for an exciting game as Calabasas and Thousand Oaks have no problem gaining yardage. Calabasas has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 387 total yards per game. However, it's not like Thousand Oaks struggles in that department as they've been averaging 378. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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