Football Preview: Bishop O'Dowd Dragons vs. Tennyson Lancers
Bishop O'Dowd and Tennyson are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Bishop O'Dowd Dragons will face off against the Tennyson Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Bishop O'Dowd's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Cardinal Newman on Friday. They had to suffer through a 56-0 loss at the hands of the Cardinals. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 144th, while the Cardinals are ranked 45th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tennyson). They breezed by Mt. Eden on the road to the tune of 42-0 on Friday.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Tennyson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 207 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 182 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Tennyson wouldn't let Mt. Eden keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Tennyson can thank Julian Hernandez and Wallace Moa for forcing both of them.
This is the second loss in a row for Bishop O'Dowd and nudges their season record down to 2-2. As for Tennyson, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
Bishop O'Dowd was able to grind out a solid victory over Tennyson when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 17-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bishop O'Dowd since the team 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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