Football Preview: Cathedral Catholic Dons vs. La Costa Canyon Mavericks
Two dominant backs in Jake Funderburg and Coby Herman are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. After each having a week off, the Cathedral Catholic Dons and the La Costa Canyon Mavericks will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
If Cathedral Catholic beats La Costa Canyon with 55 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Cathedral Catholic took their matchup last Friday with ease, bagging a 55-6 victory over Point Loma. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 55-0.
Brady Palmer was the offensive standout of the game as he threw for 210 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played.
Meanwhile, La Costa Canyon put another one in the bag last Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 28-0 win over Torrey Pines. Given the Mavericks' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Falcons are ranked 110th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Herman was his usual excellent self, rushing for 88 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 79 receiving yards.
La Costa Canyon's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-0. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.8 points per game. As for Cathedral Catholic, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Cathedral Catholic against La Costa Canyon in their previous matchup back in August of 2019, as the team secured a 42-9 win. In that matchup, Cathedral Catholic amassed a halftime lead of 28-3, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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