Football Preview: San Marino Titans vs. La Canada Spartans
The San Marino Titans will head out on the road to take on the La Canada Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. San Marino is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
San Marino will head out to face La Canada after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. San Marino took a 24-17 hit to the loss column at the hands of South Pasadena.
Although San Marino took the loss, they still got scores from Parker Wilson and Chase Mena.
Meanwhile, La Canada put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 44-7 victory over Polytechnic. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 338th, while the Panthers are ranked 845th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, La Canada was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
La Canada wouldn't let Polytechnic keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Martin Betancourt, Jackson Radabaugh, and Warner Ibsen picked up one apiece. Another thorn in Polytechnic's side was River Wokosin, who made a tackle and defended two passes in addition to snagging two interceptions.
San Marino now has a losing record at 3-4. As for La Canada, their win bumped their record up to 7-0.
San Marino didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against La Canada in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 21-17 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for San Marino since the team 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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