Football Preview: Culver City Centaurs vs. Apple Valley Sun Devils
Two dominant signal callers in Seth Shigg and Jacob Higgs are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Culver City Centaurs will venture away from home to take on the Apple Valley Sun Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Culver City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.2 points per game this season.
Culver City is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 38-25 victory over Capistrano Valley.
Shigg was his usual excellent self, rushing for 239 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry, and also throwing for 307 yards and three touchdowns. Those 239 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Culver City didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Damarion Boyd, Tyler Handford, and Braylon Singleton picked up one apiece. Boyd is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last nine games he's played. Culver City got some further help from Jordan Njoku: he made 20 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Culver City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 292 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Apple Valley won against Serrano last Friday with 35 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Apple Valley claimed a resounding 35-6 win over Charter Oak. Winning may never get old, but the Sun Devils sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Apple Valley got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Higgs out in front who rushed for 61 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries. Another player making a difference was Ezra Hastings, who rushed for 120 yards on only 12 carries.
Apple Valley's defense stepped up as well, laying out Corin Berry. four times. Deshaun Kahalioumi was especially locked on to Charter Oak's QB and sacked him twice.
Apple Valley pushed their record up to 7-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.0 points per game. As for Culver City, their record is now 7-4.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Culver City has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 275 passing yards per game. Apple Valley, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 166.2 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Culver City came up short against Apple Valley when the teams last played back in April of 2021, falling 49-42. Can Culver City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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