Football Recap: La Serna Beats California for Their Fourth Straight Victory

La Serna had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 42-27 win over the California Condors. The Lancers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Condors, too.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead La Serna to victory, but perhaps none more so than Landon Armenta, who picked up 133 receiving yards and four scores. Armenta is becoming a predictor of the Lancers' success: when he posts at least 80 receiving yards the team is undefeated (and 1-3 when he doesn't). Another signal caller making a difference was Grady Long, who threw for 165 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 passes.

Lancers

Rushing Yards

10/17/25 vs California	247
10/10/25 vs Santa Fe	158
10/03/25 @ El Rancho	211
09/26/25 vs Edison	167
09/19/25 @ Crean Lutheran	121
+ 7 more games

La Serna was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2024.

When it comes to explaining why California lost, don't look at Andrew Robledo. Despite the final result, he rushed for 143 yards and one TD while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. Robledo's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 106 rushing yards. Rafael Toledo was in the mix as well, providing California with one score.

La Serna's record now sits at 6-3. As for California, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-5.

Coming up, La Serna will venture away from home to face off against Whittier at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for California, they will welcome Santa Fe at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Condors will be up against the Chiefs' rather soft defense (which has allowed 29.63 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.