Football Preview: Leuzinger Olympians vs. Culver City Centaurs
The Leuzinger Olympians will head out to square off against the Culver City Centaurs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Leuzinger is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 39.7 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Leuzinger came up short against Palos Verdes and fell 21-14. The defeat continues a trend for the Olympians in their matchups with the Sea Kings: they've now lost three in a row.
Despite the loss, Leuzinger got top-tier performance from Journee Tonga, who rushed for 279 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. Tonga's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 101 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Leuzinger was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 297 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 186 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Culver City unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They came up short against Mira Costa, falling 56-34.
Culver City might have lost, but man, Seth Shigg was a machine: he threw for 442 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns. Culver City also got help from Harley Moore, who showed off his sure hands for 237 receiving yards.
Culver City wouldn't let Mira Costa keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Culver City can thank Myles Singleton and Drew Glymph for forcing both of them. Another thorn in Mira Costa's side was Jordan Njoku, who made 17 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Leuzinger's record now sits at 5-2. As for Culver City, their record now sits at an identical 5-2.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Leuzinger has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 278.9 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Culver City has preferred to attack from the air: they average 291.4 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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