Football Preview: Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits vs. Lakewood Lancers
Long Beach Poly is 10-0 against Lakewood since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lakewood Lancers at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Having struggled with four losses in a row dating back to last season, Long Beach Poly finally turned things around against Jordan on Friday. They blew past the Panthers 33-0 at home. The Jackrabbits' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Long Beach Poly wouldn't let Jordan keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Patrick Taliauli, Pierce Tusa, and Tusa picked up one apiece. Taliauli has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lakewood). They blew past Compton, posting a 57-0 win at home. Given the Lancers' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 135th, while the Tarbabes are ranked 732nd), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Kade Casillas, who threw for 246 yards and five touchdowns while completing 82.4% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Nytrell Miller helped Casillas out on the ground, rushing for 53 yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Lakewood's defense and their three sacks. Soloalofa Lepaga-Ili was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Long Beach Poly's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Lakewood, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Everything came up roses for Long Beach Poly against Lakewood in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 48-19 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Casillas, who threw for 180 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 40 yards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Long Beach Poly still be able to contain Casillas? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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