Football Preview: Canyon Springs Cougars vs. Banning Broncos
The Canyon Springs Cougars will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Banning Broncos at 7:00 p.m. Canyon Springs is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 41.3 points per game this season.
Canyon Springs is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Moreno Valley just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 41-28 to the Vikings. It was the first time this season that the Cougars let down their fans at home.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Angel Robles and Syree Matthews. Matthews had a great game and rushed for 161 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Meanwhile, Robles did his best for the losing side, throwing for 103 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Banning came tearing into Friday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.6 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the RAMS to the tune of 51-14. Considering the Broncos have won seven games by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Canyon Springs' loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-2. As for Banning, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Friday's match might be decided in the trenches. Canyon Springs has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 156.7 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Banning, though, as they've been averaging only 95.9. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Everything came up roses for Canyon Springs against Banning in their previous meeting back in August of 2022, as the squad secured a 60-12 win. Does Canyon Springs have another victory up their sleeve, or will Banning turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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