Football Preview: Capistrano Valley Cougars vs. Tustin Tillers
The Capistrano Valley Cougars are taking a road trip to take on the Tustin Tillers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Capistrano Valley comes in on six and Tustin on four.
Last Friday, Capistrano Valley beat El Modena 28-21.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Tommy Acosta and Xzavior Guess. Acosta had a great game and threw for 229 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Guess was balling out in the loss, rushing for 170 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.4 yards per carry, and also throwing for 147 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Tustin's game on Friday was all tied up 14-14 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 32-21 victory over Western. Given the Tillers' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 49th, while the Pioneers are ranked 193rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Capistrano Valley pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Tustin, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 8-1.
Everything came up roses for Capistrano Valley against Tustin in their previous meeting back in August of 2022, as the squad secured a 45-13 win. Does Capistrano Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tustin turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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