Football Preview: La Canada Spartans vs. Pacifica Mariners
The La Canada Spartans will venture away from home to square off against the Pacifica Mariners at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. La Canada is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.2 points per game this season.
La Canada will head out to face Pacifica after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. La Canada took a hard 28-10 fall against South Pasadena. The contest marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, Pacifica came tearing into last Thursday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Bulldogs, posting a 28-0 win. The Mariners might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 28 points or more this season.
Ma'Kai Brown was the offensive standout of the match as he rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Pacifica's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-4. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 0.0 points per game. As for La Canada, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. La Canada has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 196.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Pacifica struggles in that department as they've been averaging 187.9. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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