Football Preview: Pacifica Mariners vs. La Canada Spartans
The Pacifica Mariners have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the La Canada Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pacifica is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30 points per game this season.
Pacifica's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Thursday. They blew past Portola, posting a 28-0 victory. Considering the Mariners have won five matchups by more than 27 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Among those leading the charge was Ma'Kai Brown, who rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, La Canada entered their game against South Pasadena on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. La Canada took a hard 28-10 fall against South Pasadena. The contest marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Pacifica's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-4. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 0.0 points per game. As for La Canada, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-2.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Pacifica has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 187.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like La Canada struggles in that department as they've been averaging 196.1. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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