Football Preview: La Costa Canyon Mavericks vs. Poway Titans
La Costa Canyon has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. After each having a week off, they and the Poway Titans will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. La Costa Canyon will be strutting in after a victory while Poway will be coming in after a loss.
La Costa Canyon's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Fallbrook 49-0 at home. The match marked the Mavericks' most dominant win of the season so far.
La Costa Canyon can attribute much of their success to Coby Herman, who gained 162 total yards and three touchdowns, and Quinn Roth, who threw for 167 yards and five touchdowns on only ten passes. Herman's longest reception was for an impressive 67 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total. Jackson Maggiore was in the mix as well, providing La Costa Canyon with two touchdowns.
La Costa Canyon's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Henry Mallory and Jacob Lujan.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 49 points the game before, Poway was a bit more limited in their game last Friday. They lost 34-10 to Del Norte. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Titans, who until this matchup were averaging 17.6 points allowed.
La Costa Canyon's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Poway, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-2 record.
Friday's contest will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Roth and Ty Hurst. Roth has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 245.8 passing yards and has 20 passing touchdowns on the season. For his part, Hurst has averaged of 245.8 passing yards and has 12 passing touchdowns on the season.
Everything came up roses for La Costa Canyon against Poway in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 49-17 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for La Costa Canyon 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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