Football Preview: Culver City Centaurs vs. Inglewood Sentinels
The Culver City Centaurs will challenge the Inglewood Sentinels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Culver City will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points last Friday, then bounced right back against Lawndale on Friday. Culver City breezed by Lawndale to the tune of 41-13. With the Centaurs ahead 34-6 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
It was another big night for Seth Shigg, who threw for 136 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground.
Culver City didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Derrick Huezo Jr. and Braylon Singleton. Another thorn in Lawndale's side was Darryl Davis Iii, who forced a fumble and made five total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Inglewood put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their game with ease, bagging a 37-3 win over Palos Verdes. Given the Sentinels' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Sea Kings are ranked 157th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wyatt McCauley went supernova for Inglewood, throwing for 252 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Ray Gilbert, who picked up 105 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Inglewood's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Lucien Holland and Sarrel Howard, who racked up five sacks between them. Holland has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last 17 times he's played. Inglewood got some further help from Venilaite Wolfgramm Iii: he picked up a sack and made 21 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Inglewood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Culver City's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Inglewood, their win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Culver City has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 271 passing yards per game. Inglewood, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 218 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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