Football Preview: Los Alamitos Griffins vs. Serra Cavaliers
Los Alamitos has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Serra Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Los Alamitos: 12.2, Serra: 13.8) so any points scored will be well earned.
Los Alamitos' offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Saturday, when they got past Clovis North's usually-dominant defense. Los Alamitos put the hurt on Clovis North with a sharp 35-14 win. The Griffins might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Serra faced Oaks Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams last Thursday. Serra took a 13-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Oaks Christian. The Cavaliers gained 119 more yards on the day, but it was the Lions that made the best use of them.
Serra wouldn't let Oaks Christian keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Serra can thank Robert James Iii and Tre? Harrison for forcing all of them. Harrison also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven. Anthony Pignatello was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Los Alamitos' victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Serra, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Los Alamitos came up short against Serra when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 37-28. Thankfully for Los Alamitos, Cincere Rhaney (who rushed for 212 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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