Football Preview: Tesoro Titans vs. San Juan Hills Stallions
Two dominant signal callers in Cash O'Byrne and Timmy Herr are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Tesoro Titans will be playing in front of their home fans against the San Juan Hills Stallions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tesoro has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with four straight losses, while San Juan Hills will come in with six straight victories.
Tesoro is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Corona del Mar on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Tesoro took a blow against Corona del Mar, falling 44-14. The Titans were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Despite their defeat, Tesoro saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Braiden Vaca, who picked up 133 receiving yards and a touchdown, was perhaps the best of all. Vaca showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 51 yards. Vaughn Steinert was another key signal caller, throwing for 185 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, San Juan Hills blew past Villa Park, posting a 42-10 win. The result was nothing new for the Stallions, who have now won five games by 21 points or more so far this season.
San Juan Hills' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Elijah Ayala, who rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and Herr, who threw for 176 yards and two touchdowns. Ayala's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 100 rushing yards.
San Juan Hills was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 91.6 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 174.7.
Tesoro's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for San Juan Hills, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Tesoro couldn't quite finish off San Juan Hills when the teams last played back in September of 2023 and fell 27-24. Thankfully for Tesoro, Sullivan Land (who rushed for 59 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 38 receiving yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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