Football Preview: Culver City Centaurs vs. Capistrano Valley Cougars
Two dominant signal callers in Seth Shigg and Tommy Acosta are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Culver City Centaurs will square off against the Capistrano Valley Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Culver City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.6 points per game this season.
Culver City is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Inglewood on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Culver City lost 52-27 to Inglewood. While losing is never fun, the Centaurs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Sentinels are ranked 11th).
Culver City didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Myles Singleton and Braylon Singleton. Jordan Njoku was another major factor on D, making 22 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Capistrano Valley's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell 21-10 to Tustin. The match marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Despite the loss, Capistrano Valley saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Talon Spencer picked up 103 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Culver City has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-4 record this season. As for Capistrano Valley, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-2.
We should be in store for an exciting game as both have no problem gaining yardage. Culver City has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 354.3 total yards per game. However, it's not like Capistrano Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 368.5. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
Everything came up roses for Culver City against Capistrano Valley in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as the squad secured a 44-16 victory. In that matchup, Culver City amassed a halftime lead of 24-3, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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