Football Preview: San Jacinto Tigers vs. Temescal Canyon Titans
San Jacinto is 5-0 against Temescal Canyon since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. San Jacinto is coming into the match hot, having won their last seven games.
San Jacinto's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on October 11th. They breezed by Elsinore to the tune of 28-0. Considering San Jacinto has won five matchups by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Jaylen Patterson and Jomini Ransom were among the main playmakers for San Jacinto as the former threw for 119 yards and a touchdown and the latter rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown.
San Jacinto didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Markus Jones and London Miguel.
Meanwhile, after only seven points in their last contest, Temescal Canyon made sure to put some points up on the board against Tahquitz last Thursday. Temescal Canyon came out on top against Tahquitz by a score of 35-26.
Temescal Canyon had a senior duo take command as Louis Alvis Jr. gained 144 total yards and four touchdowns and Jordan Guerrero rushed for 158 yards and a touchdown. Alvis Jr. showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 59 yards.
San Jacinto pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Temescal Canyon, their record now sits at 5-3.
Thursday's match might be decided in the on the ground. San Jacinto has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 224.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Temescal Canyon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 206.8. It's looking like Thursday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
San Jacinto strolled past Temescal Canyon when the teams last played back in September of 2021 by a score of 38-20. The rematch might be a little tougher for San Jacinto since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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