Football Preview: Polytechnic Panthers vs. Temple City Rams
After two games on the road, Polytechnic is heading back home. They will host the Temple City Rams at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Polytechnic is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against La Canada on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Polytechnic took a blow against La Canada, falling 44-7. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 846th, while the Spartans are ranked 338th).
Meanwhile, Temple City fell victim to Monrovia and their airtight defense on Friday. They were dealt a 49-0 defeat at the hands of the Wildcats. The Rams have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Temple City wouldn't let Monrovia keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Temple City can thank Tyler Womack and Josh Jones for forcing both of them.
Polytechnic now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Temple City, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-2.
Polytechnic came out on top in a nail-biter against Temple City in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 17-14. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Temple City's Jake Jones, who threw for 176 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 101 yards on only nine carries. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for Polytechnic to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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