Football Recap: Culver City Centaurs vs. Leuzinger Olympians
After soaring to 34 points the game before, Culver City was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They were dealt a 34-7 loss at the hands of the Leuzinger Olympians. While losing is never fun, the Centaurs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while the Olympians are ranked 23rd).
Even if they lost, Culver City's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Leading the way was Shelton Bryant with two. Bryant is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least six every time he's taken the field this season. Culver City got some further help from Dae'Lon Moutra: he picked up a sack and made ten total tackles.
It was another big night for Journee Tonga, who rushed for 246 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry, and also picked up 36 receiving yards for Leuzinger. Henry Doherty also helped out with an impressive 100 receiving yards.
Culver City's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-3. As for Leuzinger, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Culver City will challenge Lawndale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lawndale is coming into the match with four straight losses at home, meaning Culver City will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Leuzinger, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Mira Costa at 7:00 p.m. Leuzinger's defense has only allowed 14.8 points per game this season, so Mira Costa's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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