Football Preview: Cypress Centurions vs. Tesoro Titans
The Cypress Centurions are taking a road trip to face off against the Tesoro Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cypress will be strutting in after a victory while Tesoro will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, Cypress humbled Lawndale with a 42-14 victory. The Centurions pushed the score to 42-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Cardinals cut but never quite recovered from.
Cypress found their leader in underclassman Xavier Guerrero, who threw for 130 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 78 yards on only 11 carries. Mekaih Felix was in the mix too, providing Cypress with two touchdowns.
Cypress' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Alijah Ashcraft, Matthew Baldonado, and Tyler White picked up one apiece. White is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cypress was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 233 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Tesoro suffered their closest loss since September 29, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of La Serna by a score of 31-28. The Titans have struggled against the Lancers recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Tesoro got top-tier performance from Cash O'Byrne, who threw for 323 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Campbell Schamel was another key player, picking up 100 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
The win got Cypress back to even at 2-2. As for Tesoro, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 2-2.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Cypress has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 169.2 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Tesoro has preferred to attack from the air: they average 350.2 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Cypress lost to Tesoro on the road by a decisive 31-14 margin in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Cypress avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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