Football Preview: Mission Hills Grizzlies vs. Carlsbad Lancers
Mission Hills and Carlsbad are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. After each having a week off, both will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Mission Hills: 15.4, Carlsbad: 9.6) so any points scored will be well earned.
Carlsbad is hoping to do what San Marcos couldn't last Friday: put an end to Mission Hills' winning streak, which now stands at four games. Mission Hills narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past San Marcos 17-14.
Meanwhile, Carlsbad never let their opponents score last Friday. They blew past Ramona 41-0 on the road. The matchup marked the Lancers' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Eli MacNeal was his usual excellent self, throwing for 215 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Connor Hawk was in the mix as well, providing Carlsbad with two touchdowns.
Carlsbad's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. Colton Thomas was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself.
Mission Hills' record is now 4-1. As for Carlsbad, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-1.
Mission Hills might still be hurting after the 35-14 defeat they got from Carlsbad when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Mission Hills, Julian Sayin (who threw for 220 yards and two touchdowns while completing 82.6% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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